Q@Qq7? - cardio69

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A 29 y/o M come to you for evaluation of depressed mood, Pat stated that at least since his med 20s she has felt depressed. She notes poor self-esteem and low energy low energy, and feels hopeless about her situation, though she denies suicidal ideation. She state that she does not use dungs or alcohols, and has no medical problems. Her last PE by her physician 1 month ago was entirely norm.

DX?


a)Major depression
b)Generalized anxiety disorder
c)Persistent depressive disorder
d)Childhood depression
e)Cyclothymia

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Typo "drugs"

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C?

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@patela very nice

FA 14 pg 507

DSM-V
Changes: Depression & Depressive Disorders

“Dysthymia” is gone ->replaced “persistent depressive disorder.”

Why this change?
“An inability to find scientifically meaningful differences between these two conditions led to their combination with specifiers included to identify different pathways to the diagnosis and to provide continuity with DSM-IV.”

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