Outcomes for depression treatment are found to be best
With medication alone
By ignoring symptoms
With a combination of therapy and medication
With therapy alone
The following antidepressant is approved in children 8 and older:
Escitalopram (Lexapro)
Venlafaxine (Effexor)
Fluoxetine (Prozac)
Sertraline (Zoloft)
Patients need to be advised that the full benefit of antidepressants may take
One week
Six weeks
Three weeks
One day
Some common side effects of antidepressants are
Nausea and vomiting
Sexual dysfunction
All of the above
Headaches
Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAMs) that have shown some benefits in treatment of depression in clinical trials are
St. John's Wort
Supplemental Folate
All of the above
Oral Sam-e
Which class of medication is considered to be a first line treatment of depression?
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI)
Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors (MAOIs)
Benzodiazepines
Tricyclic Antidepressants (TCAs)
True or False: Antidepressants can trigger mania in someone with bipolar disorder
True
False
True or False: There are no ways to manage sexual side effects of antidepressants
False
True
Symptoms of serotonin syndrome may include
Hypothermia, hypotension, bradycardia, constipation
Hyperthermia, hypertension, tachycardia, diarrhea
Patients who stop taking their antidepressants abruptly
May get flu like symptoms
Do not have any issues
Insomnia can be a symptom of
Any of the options are possibilities
A symptom of depression
A side effect of medication
Too much caffeine
True or False: Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors only affect serotonin receptors
True
False
True or False: Antidepressants can increase risk of suicide in adolescents and children
True
False
Patients who take MAOIs have to be careful to avoid eating
Aged cheese
Overripe bananas
All of the above
Chianti wine
Which medication is known to treat both depression and pain?
escitalopram (Lexapro)
fluoxetine (Prozac)
duloxetine (Cymbalta)
bupropion (Wellbutrin)