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MirandaLo

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A serious problem for the use of lithium in treating mania is that
 
  A) lithium can only be used for short periods of time.
  B) the drug can produce a fatal overdose.
  C) lithium may not work in up to 50 percent of patients.
  D) lithium suppresses normal emotions.
  E) lithium is the least effective of the current drugs used to treat mania.

Question 2

The tricyclic antidepressant drugs are monoamine agonists in that these drugs
 
  A) block the reuptake of norepinephrine and serotonin into the terminals.
  B) stimulate the release of glycine within the limbic system.
  C) speed up the reuptake of norepinephrine and serotonin into the terminals.
  D) block NMDA receptors.
  E) block the reuptake of dopamine into the terminals.


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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: B
Rationale: An effective therapy for treatment-resistant depression involves the use of electrical stimulation of the subgenual ACC.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: A
Rationale: The tricyclic antidepressant drugs are monoamine agonists in that these drugs block the reuptake of norepinephrine and serotonin into the terminals.


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Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

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