Which of the Following Is True

question 57

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true?

• A) Major depressive disorder affects 20% of the Canadian population.
• B) Approximately 15% of people who have had one major depressive episode will have a second one.
• C) Most episodes of depression last 2 weeks.
• D) MDD is increasingly being recognized as a disorder that affects children and adolescents.
• E) Rates of depression grow steadily and equally across sexes throughout childhood and adolescence, but then begin to diverge at about age 20.

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Interest Rate

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Interest Rate

The percentage of a loan amount charged by the lender to the borrower for the use of assets, typically expressed as an annual rate.