16. Certain drugs used in psychiatry can be taken for                        before full therapeutic effects develop. 17. The student starts a new medication for depression. She says, I’ve been taking this for 2 weeks and I don’t notice any difference. It must not be working. How would you respond?

What should happen after an individual is started on a new psychotropic medication?The dose should be increased until the maximum daily dose is achieved.Nonpharmacological interventions should be continued as part of the care plan.A dose reduction should occur within 30 days of the start of the medication.Staff should stop documenting the signs and symptoms that led to medication use

A 38-year-old woman was referred to a psychiatrist after tellingher primary care physician that she had difficulty sleeping(awakening at 4 AM frequently for the past few months) anda lack of appetite causing a weight loss of over 20 lb. She alsosaid she no longer enjoyed going out with her friends or doingvolunteer service for underprivileged children. What type ofdrug is her doctor most likely to suggest as an initial step in hertherapy?A. A serotonergic receptor antagonistB. A selective serotonin reuptake inhibitorC. An inhibitor of monoamine oxidaseD. An amphetamine-like drugE. A drug that causes an increase in both serotonin anddopamine levels

Evaluation of a patient's response after 1 week of tricyclic antidepressant therapy would be expected to show:

After Muhammad was diagnosed with depression, his doctor prescribed him an SSRI medication. What might be one of the reasons for this choice?Group of answer choicesSSRIs have fewer and milder side effects than other medications.SSRIs are generally effective after one dose.SSRIs work quickly, typically within one week.SSRIs have more side effects than TCAs.

Eighteen year-old Chimeya and her father came to the clinic for possible depression. She has a number of fears of getting sick and dying from COVID-19. She eats less and sleeps restlessly. She has not taken a bath for a week, always talk about her missing mother who died due to COVID-19 infection.To prevent the recurrence of depression, how ling should the patient take the antidepressant drugs?*2 pointssix months to two yearsone month to three monthstwo months to one yearone year to three years