27 Mood disorders – 1
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1. Depression is less common in the recently unemployed with support. | ![]() |
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2. Bipolar II disorder is more common in higher socio-economic groups. | ![]() |
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3. Rapid cycling mood disorder is more common in women. | ![]() |
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4. The gap in inception rates for depression in males and females increases with age. | ![]() |
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5. The age of onset of bipolar affective disorder in females is earlier than in males. | ![]() |
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6. Schizoaffective disorder was described by Kraepelin as a mixed affective state. | ![]() |
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7. People from lower social classes are more likely than those from middle social classes to develop depression following a life event. | ![]() |
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8. Poverty doubles the depression risk in women. | ![]() |
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9. Hypomania differs from mania by the absence of psychotic symptoms. | ![]() |
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10. Heritability for bipolar disorder is 45%. | ![]() |
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11. The first-degree relatives of patients with bipolar affective disorder have a higher risk of developing schizoaffective disorder. | ![]() |
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12. Relatives of patients with depression have increased genetic risk for alcoholism. | ![]() |
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13. Genetic linkage studies of BPAD have shown that a susceptibility gene on chromosome 18 occurs in some families. | ![]() |
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14. A disturbance in REM sleep often precedes the onset of depression. | ![]() |
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15. ACTH secretion is increased in depression. | ![]() |
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16. Salivary cortisol falls more than plasma cortisol in the dexamethasone suppression test. | ![]() |
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17. Long-term caffeine use causes dexamethasone non-suppression. | ![]() |
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18. TSH response to TRH is blunted in depression. | ![]() |
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19. Melatonin changes have consistently been shown to cause depression. | ![]() |
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20. In seasonal affective disorder there is clear evidence of disruption of melatonin circadian rhythms. | ![]() |
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21. Tryptophan-induced prolactin release is increased in depression. | ![]() |
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22. In depression, people are as likely to recall negative words about themselves as about other people. | ![]() |
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23. Use of a light box for seasonal affective disorder is equally effective when used in the morning or the evening. | ![]() |
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24. As the age of a person with BPAD increases, episodes of depression decrease in frequency, and episodes of mania increase in frequency. |