Depression
After having a child, you can be diagnosed with this type of depression
What is postpartum depression
What are the (5) categories of antidepressants used in the treatment of depressive disorders?
1) SSRIs
2)SNRIs
3) TCAs
4)MAOIs
5) Atypical antidepressants
Which Therapy emphasizes what people think rather than what they do?
Cognitive therapy
The term for an inability to feel and anticipate pleasure.
What is anhedonia?
A nurse is collecting data from a client who has panic disorder and has been taking paroxetine. Which of the following assessments should the nurse identify as an adverse effect of the medication?
A. Peripheral edema
B. Chest congestion
C. Shutfling gait
D. Weight gain
Weight gain
What gender has the highest risk of suffering from depression?
Female gender
True or False
The most common emotional change associated with an individual having major depression in not their depressed mood per se, but rather the pervasive loss of interest and pleasure in everyday living.
True
Which serum laboratory value would the nurse monitor for a patient prescribed a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI)?
Sodium
Rationale: An adverse effect of SSRIs is hyponatremia, the nurse should monitor the patient's serum levels.
This transmitter regulates sleep, appetite, mood, and inhibits pain
Serotonin
In 1968, Hildegard Peplau developed an anxiety model that consists of four levels, what are they?
mild, moderate, severe, and panic
What food should you avoid while using MAOI's?
Tyramine rich foods
What hormone is beginning to demonstrate a relationship with the neurological changes associated with depression?
Estrogen
What nursing diagnosis should always be associated with depressive disorder?
Risk for suicide
These medications for anxiety are typically used only short0-term because people can build tolerance or become dependent on them
Benzodiazepines ( alprazolam, clonazepam, lorazepam)
Name at least 2 strategies you can take in your life to enhance treatments for depression.
Get physical activity, have regular contact with support people, eat nutritious foods, be open to asking for help when needed.