Which of the following is the most widely used self-reporting inventory of depression?

 You are orinentating a new psychiatric nurse practitioner and she asks you what receptor buspirone primarily acts upon. The correct answer is:

You are treating a patient who you suspect has bipolar disorder with rapid cycling. What DSM criteria has to be met before you can make an accurate diagnosis?

You start a patient on lamotrigine 25mg PO BID. A few days later, the patient calls the office and states that he started having a red bumps on his chest and arms. What is the most appropriate action to take?

You are treating a 78-year-old patient with a diagnosis of major depression disorder and a history of myocardial infarction, s/p stent, cardiac arrhythmia, and emphysema. Which medication would be most appropriate for this patient?

Lithium has numerous side effects, most of which can be managed by either adding a medication to reduce the side effect or changing how the lithium itself is administered. Which of the following lithium side effects/management tactic pairings is correct?

What is the primary mechanism of action of buspirone (Buspar)?

You are treating a patient who states that she has had “horrible depression” nearly every day, except for little episodes of “exaggerated excitement.” Upon initial assessment, she does meet the criteria MDD, however, what would be the next step for you to do to confirm a diagnosis?

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