Indigenous ethnicity associated with which of the following?
Increased accessing of primary care
Increased rate of homelessness
Increased life expectancy
Increased prevalence of schizophrenia
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12yo with sudden, rapid, recurrent, non-rhythmic movements and periodic vocalizations
Tetrabenazine
Guanfacine
Risperidone
Aripiprazole
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First line for OCD and PTSD
Clonidine
Clomipramine
EMDR therapy (Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing)
Paroxetine
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"Recovery" in measuring effectiveness of mental health services
personal process that allows a patient to gain control, meaning, and purpose
a patient and family learning to accept a severe mental illness
50% reduction of psychiatric symptoms on standardized measures
complete absence of symptoms of mental illness
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paper with "red" on green font. asked to read the word. cognitive domain?
complex attention
learning and memory
language
executive functioning
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Frequent binge+purge. bloodwork?
hyperkalemia
hyponatremia
hypokalemia
hyperchloremia
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Lung transplant recipient. on tacrolimus. Has MDD. likely to present with tacrolimus toxicity?
Escitalopram
Venlafaxine
Fluvoxamine
Mirtazapine
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Most prominent negative symptom in schizophrenia
avolition
anosognosia
alogia
anhedonia
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studying association between NTD vs escitalopram. randomly chooses NTD, another random healthy. retroactively asked about escitalopram use. what is measured?
relative risk
prevalence ratio
relative rate
odds ratio
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Hx of Bipolar I on valproic acid 500 bid, carbamazepine 300 bid, zopiclone 5 qhs, clonazepam 0.5 prn. wants to start OCP, which should be discontinued?
carbamazepine
valproic acid
zopiclone
clonazepam
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Best method of reducing stigma?
targeted education to influential groups
work with people to stabilize income
help people identify their creative and spiritual needs
assist patients to achieve housing and food security
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Long stem, 65yo hx of PTSD and MDD, hx of attempted suicide, divorced, anniversary of PTSD event. most important risk factor for suicide attempt?