Priscilla is a physician offering counseling and pharmacotherapy to her patient to help him quit smoking. Which of the Five A's is Priscilla employing?
a) Assist in the cessation attempt
b) Advise to quit.
c) Arrange a follow-up.
d) Assess willingness to make a cessation attempt.
Question 2
Studies indicate that if 100 patients are given a tricyclic antidepressant, 65 of them are likely to show improvement.
If the same 100 patients are given an SSRI, 65 of them will also respond, but not the same 65 that responded to the tricyclic antidepressant. What is a logical implication of this observation?
a) Depression may be expressed via different neurochemical systems in different people
b) The placebo effect appears to be having more of an influence than the medication. Sixty-five of those 100 people have bipolar disorder rather than depression.
c) The studies must not have been randomized, double-blind placebo design. Sixty-five of those 100 people have bipolar disorder rather than depression.
d) Sixty-five of those 100 people have bipolar disorder rather than depression.
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