Medical Pharmacology:
Antidepressant Drug Practice Questions
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Which one(s) of the following are "mood disorder" subdivisions?
Depressive disorders
Bipolar disorders
Depression combined with alcohol or substance abuse
Depression associated with medical illness
All of the above answers
Hypomania may be a component of major depressive disorder (MDD).
True
False
Which one of the following statements is correct?
Bipolar disorder is more frequently observed in families of major depressive disorder individuals.
Major depressive disorder is more frequently noted in families of bipolar individuals.
There is no difference in frequency of occurrence dependent on familial predispositions.
Select the correct ranking, according to the World Health Organization, of unipolar major depression among all diseases with respect to disability-adjusted life-years.
First
Fourth
Eighth
Tenth
Nearly every class of medication includes some drugs that can induce depression.
True
False
Common triggers of depressive syndrome include which one(s) of the following medication types?
Anticholesterolemic drugs
Antihypertensive drugs
Antiarrhythmic drugs
A & B
A & C
A, B, C
About what percentage of cardiac patients exhibit a depressive disorder?
0-5%
6-10%
11-20%
20-30%
35-50%
Which one(s) of the following statements is/are INCORRECT?
Depressive symptoms following unstable angina is associated with higher mortality and morbidity rates.
Depressed patients often show increased heart rate variability.
Depression appears to increase the risk of developing coronary artery disease.
All of the above statements are incorrect.
Tricyclic antidepressant drugs (TCAs) are contraindicated in those patients exhibiting bundle branch blocks.
True
False
Serotonin selective reuptake inhibitor-type antidepressant drugs (SSRIs) appear not to induce electrocardiogram changes or adverse cardiac events and should be considered reasonable first-line drugs for patients at risk for TCA-related complications.
