Children (and adults) who experience a clinical course of one or more major depressive episodes accompanied by at least one hypomanic episode are diagnosed with ____.
a. bipolar I disorder
b. bipolar II disorder
c. double depression
d. cyclothymic disorder
Question 2Regarding bipolar disorder, boys display ____.
a. more depressed mood than girls
b. later onset than girls
c. more severity than girls
d. more manic behaviors than girls
Question 3Which of the following regarding bipolar disorder in young people is false?
a. Manic episodes in their fully developed state are clearly different usual behavior.
b. Girls are more commonly diagnosed with bipolar disorder than boys.
c. Bipolar disorder is extremely rare in young children.
d. Rates of bipolar disorder are higher in clinical samples.
Question 4Due to recent findings of possible increased risk of suicide and self-harm of young people using SSRIs to treat depression, the FDA has mandated ____.
a. parents be well-informed and monitor their children closely
b. warning labels on medication and patient education guides
c. that children and adolescents should not be prescribed SSRIs
d. that SSRIs be prescribed in combination with psychotherapy
Question 5The only SSRI that is currently FDA approved for the treatment of depression in children is ____.
a. paroxetine (Paxil)
b. fluoxetine (Prozac)
c. sertraline (Zoloft)
d. none are approved
Question 6The most efficacious preventative intervention for children at risk for depression is ____.
a. low doses of fluoxetine (Prozac)
b. residential placement
c. cognitive-behavioral therapy
d. electroconvulsive therapy
Question 7The most successful treatment/s for major depressive disorder is/are ____.
a. nondirective supportive therapy
b. family therapy
c. psychoanalytic therapy
d. CBT and IPT-A
Question 8In comparison to nondepressed children, those with depression experience ____ in the year preceding their depression.
a. fewer friendship changes
b. fewer daily hassles
c. more severe stressful events and more daily hassles
d. more resilience
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