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Pineappleeh

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The clinician has chosen to prescribe a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) instead of a tricyclic antidepressant (TCA) for a patient fitting the diagnostic criteria for depression.
 
  Which of the following is not true concerning SSRIs in comparison to tricyclic antidepressants?
 
  a. SSRIs are more effective than TCAs.
  b. SSRIs take less time to work than TCAs.
  c. SSRIs have a more favorable side-effect profile than TCAs.
  d. SSRIs are not lethal in overdose.

Question 2

Which of the following neuroendocrine abnormalities is implicated in depression?
 
  a. Decrease in adrenal size
  b. Increased cortisol and corticotrophin-releasing hormone
  c. An exaggerated response of thyrotropin to infusion of thyroid-releasing hormone
  d. Increased inhibitory response of glucocorticoids to dexamethasone


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Jevvish

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Reply #1 on: Jul 23, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: A

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B


Pineappleeh

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Reply 2 on: Jul 23, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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