7 Child and adolescent psychiatry – 3
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1. Perinatal insult increases the risk of ADHD. | ![]() |
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2. Atomoxetine has a half-life of 24 hours. | ![]() |
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3. In children who are adopted, genetic factors explain emotional problems more than environmental factors. | ![]() |
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4. Most children with autism have a learning disability. | ![]() |
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5. Autism is associated with an increased risk of schizophrenia. | ![]() |
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6. Autistic children become less isolated as they grow older. | ![]() |
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7. Temperament in the first 6 months of life can accurately predict conduct disorder in adolescence. | ![]() |
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8. Children with unsocialized conduct disorder have low self-esteem. | ![]() |
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9. About 10% of British urban teenagers are delinquent. | ![]() |
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10. Truancy is often a group activity. | ![]() |
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11. Children who are rejected by peers are likely to have a mother who is unsociable. | ![]() |
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12. 80% of depressed children have a positive dexamethasone suppression test. | ![]() |
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13. Tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) have been clearly shown to have better efficacy than placebo in children with depression. | ![]() |
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14. Encopresis is associated with primary enuresis. | ![]() |
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15. Encopretic children are more difficult to treat if there is associated nocturnal enuresis. | ![]() |
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16. Fluid restriction is indicated in 7-year-olds with primary enuresis. | ![]() |
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17. Children of parents with personality disorder are more likely to have mental disorder than children of parents with schizophrenia. | ![]() |
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18. The management of pica is mainly pharmacological. | ![]() |
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19. The prevalence of specific reading disorder in Japanese school children is 1%. | ![]() |
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20. Specific reading disorder is associated with other psychiatric problems. | ![]() |
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21. In large families, the oldest child is most likely to show school refusal. | ![]() |
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22. School refusal is usually treated with gradual reintegration and support. | ![]() |
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