Please, help with this question... - crazy4step1

[ArchivalUser]

Hi friends!
again asking your kind help. Can you explain me this question?
Thanks in advance.
Best regards

A 14-year-old boy is brought to the physician's office because of decreased appetite and abdominal pain over the past 3 weeks. His mother says that during the same time he has withdrawn from everyone and sleeps constantly. He describes his symptoms vaguely. Physical examination is normal. During further history-taking, it is most critical for the physician to obtain information about which of the following?

a.developmental history
b.fam history of affective disorder (wrong)
c.orientation in time, place, person
d.school history
e.suicide ideation

[ArchivalUser]

Ee maybe. Highest incidence of suicide in this age group

[ArchivalUser]

I would say E as well.

[ArchivalUser]

@stooby and bored_girl: Thank you for your answers
What about the abdominal pain and the vaguely description of symptoms?
I also know that depressive px wake up early morning but he sleeps a lot...

[ArchivalUser]

Depression can be with lack of sleep or excesive sleep....that si why is in the questions...they want you to be aware of that!

The physical examination is negative and the synmptoms does not match any syndromic pattern....