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justinmsk

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on: Jun 22, 2018
Virginia's psychiatrist prescribed clozapine to treat the symptoms of schizophrenia. What will Virginia have to do in order to keep taking this drug?
 
  a) She will have regular blood tests to monitor the effects of the drug.
   b) She will modify her diet so she does not eat foods that react with this drug.
   c) She will reduce her exposure to sunlight to reduce the changes of bad reactions to the drug.
   d) She will increase her intake of water to compensate for the effects of the drugs on thirst.

Question 2

What is a limitation of the personality disorder diagnoses in DSM-IV?
 
  a) failure to establish a biological basis
   b) lower reliability than other diagnoses
   c) seen as more temporary than other disorders
   d) can only be made if there is no Axis I diagnosis


Gabe

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

a

Answer to Question 2

b


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