Mine Your Mind Quiz

Do patients with the personality trait alexithymia have trouble understanding the written language? What percentage of patients with dementia have at least one psychiatric comorbidity? These and more in this quiz.

Is ADHD in a child foreshadowed by ADHD in other family members? Have acute-phase treatments for major depression been found to be effective in children and teens? These questions and more in this quiz.

Which scales can help diagnose ADHD in adults? Are CT, PET, EEG, and MRI reliable diagnostic tools for ADHD? These questions and more in this week's quiz.

Which medications have typically been used as first-line treatment for acute mania? Is comorbidity the rule or the exception in patients with bipolar disorder? These questions and more in this week's quiz.

What routine screening for alcohol abuse is recommended to avoid alcohol-related psychiatric emergencies in older adults? How will the presence of additional staff members affect an agitated patient in a psychiatric emergency? These and more in this week's quiz.

Are a history of complicated pneumonia and possible obstructive sleep apnea part of the DSM-IV exclusionary criteria for potential participants in anesthesia-assisted opioid withdrawal? How many alcoholic drinks a week does it take for a woman to be considered an at-risk drinker? These and more in this week's quiz.

What's the rate of bipolar spectrum disorder in children who have one parent with bipolar disorder? What methods are used to test for cognitive deficits in patients with bipolar disorder? These and more in this week's quiz.

Do you know the comorbidity rates for OCD in the schizophrenia population? Does early onset schizophrenia have any effect on disease severity? These questions and more from this week's quiz.

Which antidepressants are associated with the highest rates of sexual dysfunction in patients treated for depression? This and more in this week's quiz.

According to the 2009 Roundtable on Bipolar Disorder in Children and Adolescents, a diagnosis of pediatric bipolar I disorder should be considered dependent on what factors? This and more in this week's quiz.

What's the annual nonfatal violent crime rate against Psychiatrists? How often is ADHD in adults correctly diagnosed? These questions and more from the July 2010 issue of Psychiatric Times.

Is the mortality from smoking-related diseases higher in patients with schizophrenia? What decade did the concept of the quality of life with antipsychotics come into being? These questions and more in this week's quiz.

Efficacy and safety of bupropion and SSRIs in comorbid depression and restless legs syndrome? Which psychiatric scale has proven useful for tracking depression when Electroconvulsive Therapy is involved? These questions and more in this week's Mine Your Mind quiz.

Is there growing evidence suggesting that paternal depression is associated with interpersonal problems with the mother and maternal depressive symptoms? Can severe psychiatric disturbances result from paraneoplastic disorders? Find out the answers to these questions in this week's quiz.