While Speaking, Your Patient Shifts Rapidly from Topic to Topic

question 27

Multiple Choice

While speaking, your patient shifts rapidly from topic to topic without realizing that his thoughts are not connected. This might be a sign of any of the following conditions EXCEPT:

• A) psychosis.
• B) schizophrenia.
• C) manic episodes.
• D) depression.

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