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A client who has been taking fluvoxamine (Luvox) without significant improvement asks a nurse, “I heard about something called a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI). Can’t my doctor add that to my medications?” Which is an appropriate nursing reply?

After the death of his wife, the patient tells the psychiatric technician that he is depressed and states, “I can never live without her.  She was my whole life.”  The most therapeutic reply the psychiatric technician can make is:  

Many of the older antidepressants would cause:    

Many of the older antidepressants would cause:    

A client is admitted to the psychiatric unit with a diagnosis of major depressive disorder. The client is unable to concentrate, has no appetite, and is experiencing insomnia. Which should be included in this client’s plan of care?

True or False: The more Major Depressive Episodes a person has, the more likely he/she will experience Major Depressive Episodes.

The antidepressant medication Wellbutrin (bupropion) has a low risk or a minor side effect of __________________: however, it can possibly cause __________________.  

During the initial assessment, the psychiatric technician is most likely to find the attitude of the depressed client toward his/her illness to be:    

True or False: Constipation is sometimes seen with depressed patients who have psychomotor retardation.

Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) is thought to cause a therapeutic response by: