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Brittanyd9008

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Amanda was brought to the emergency room after she was found wandering around campus. She appeared disheveled and had no identification with her.
 
  She did have keys to a residence hall, but when asked what room she lived in, she replied that she had no idea where she was. What is Amanda's most likely diagnosis?
 
  a) Acute alcohol intoxication
  b) Acute stress disorder
  c) Dissociative amnesia
  d) Depersonalization/derealization disorder

Question 2

A 2008 report from the Canadian Institute for Health Information revealed which of the following?
 
  a) That psychiatric patients' average length of hospital stay dropped by more than half over a period of 5 years (2001-2006).
  b) That more women were admitted for treatment of psychiatric disorders than men.
  c) That substance-related disorders were the most likely diagnosis among all provinces and territories.
  d) All of the above.



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Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

a



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