A 5-Question Quiz on MDD: Round 5
Are you up-to-date on somatic treatments for major depression? How about the optimal approach to resistant MDD? Take this quiz and find out.
Question 1:
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The correct answer is A. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation.
Source: Cleare A, Pariante CM, Young AH, et al.
Question 2.
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The correct answer is C. They are similar in efficacy
Source: Gartlehner G, Gaynes BN, Amick HR, et al.
Question 3.
A 42-year-old patient with a first episode of depression responds well to an antidepressant but says that she dislikes taking medications. She is eager to stop the antidepressant and only reluctantly agrees to continue therapy, on the condition that it be as brief as possible.
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The correct answer is E. Once there is a complete response
Source: Baldessarini RJ, Lau WK, Sim J, Sum MY, Sim K.
Question 4.
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The correct answer is B. Psychotically depressed patients
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Question 5.
A patient who experiences a first episode of major depression reports partial improvement after 4 weeks. The patient feels the current antidepressant is easy to tolerate but notes some continued depressive symptoms, though of lesser severity than before treatment.
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The correct answer is E. Continue the same treatment for at least another 2 weeks.
Source: Cleare A, Pariante CM, Young AH, et al.
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