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Question:
Which of the following statements is true about fluoxetine and 5HT2C
antagonism?
Select one:
Answer:
5HT2C antagonism leads to a clinical profile best for treating symptoms of
anergia and psychomotor retardation
Question:
Which of the following statements is true about mirtazapine?
Select one:
Answer:
Mirtazapine has side effects of weight gain and sedation.
,Question:
Which of the following statements is true about suicide and antidepressant
use?
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Answer:
Antidepressant use lowers the incidence of suicide in patients over
Question:
Which of the following statements is true about trazodone?
Select one:
Answer:
Trazodone is an effective hypnotic at low doses
Question:
Which of the following statements is true about venlafaxine?
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Answer:
Venlafaxine can cause hypertension at higher doses
,Question:
Which of the following statements is true about vilazodone?
Select one:
Answer:
Vilazodone is a partial serotonergic agonist and serotonin reuptake inhibitor.
Question:
Which of the following statements about anxiety disorders and depressive
disorders is true?
Select one
Answer:
The correct answer is: Overlapping symptoms of depression and anxiety
suggest that both disorders can be targeted with the same first-line agents.
Question:
A patient with alcohol dependence and generalized anxiety disorder is
requesting a medication for use on an as-needed basis for his anxiety attacks.
Which of the following medications would be the most appropriate choice?
Answer:
Hydroxyzine
, Question:
Which brain structure plays a central role in the anxiety experience and has
many reciprocal connections throughout the brain?
Feedback
Answer:
Amygdala
Question:
An important noradrenergic pathway in the brain which may be overactive in
anxious subjects originates in the:
Answer:
Locus Coeruleus
Question:
Which of the following statements about fear and the amygdala is false?
Answer:
The amygdala regulates dopamine availability in the cortico-striato thalamo-
cortical (CSTC) feedback loops of the prefrontal cortex, inducing worry and
rumination