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A 25-year-old female is referred by her women’s health nurse practitioner for evaluation.  The patient reports that the week before her period every month she feels angrier and is increasingly irritable, and has difficulty concentrating, low energy, and a desire to sleep more and eat more ice cream.  These symptoms all seem to stop the week after her period.  What is the most likely diagnosis?

The psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner uses a cognitive-behavioral approach to help a patient address self-defeating behaviors. After identifying the stressor that causes the inappropriate behavior, the initial strategy is to explore:

A 14-year-old girl took a cell phone out of the hands of a younger girl during their bus ride to school and refused to give it back. She has also shoplifted items that she desires (e.g., makeup, candy, music, clothes) from various businesses. She has an extensive collection of these items hidden in various parts of her bedroom. When her supply is getting lower, she engages in the above behaviors to replenish the items needed. In addition, she broke into a neighbor’s home and stole cash and jewelry. In addition to this, her guardian states that she has attempted to injure the family pet last week and has a history of initiating physical fights at school. Which one of the following is the most likely diagnosis?

A patient who has been voluntarily admitted to an inpatient psychiatric hospital is experiencing symptoms of psychosis; he declares he has the right to refuse his medications despite the court order because God told him he would be healed by his faith alone. Based on your knowledge of the court-ordered treatment, which of the following statements is true?

An 8-year-old girl is referred to you for evaluation for disruptive behavior in school.  The teachers report that she will make disruptive sounds or shout out in class.  Other than these instances she is described as polite and well kempt, but restless.  This clinical presentation is most consistent with which of the following disorders?

The neuroprotective treatment of choice for bipolar disorder that also decreases suicidal ideation is:

Which of the following therapies is aimed at the treatment of Non-suicidal Self-Injurious Behaviors?

The enzyme monoamine oxidase has two forms, MAO-A and MAO-B. MAO-A is responsible for:

You are seeing a 10-week-old female because her mother is concerned that one of the baby’s legs seems a little longer than the other. On exam, you note that her left leg is slightly, but notably longer than the right. Ortoloni maneuver is negative. Given your suspected diagnosis, the best initial test is:

Weight restoration has demonstrated greater efficacy than pharmacologic interventions in reducing anxiety and depressive symptoms in which one of the following disorders?