Which Statement About the Use of Antidepressants to Treat Panic

question 55

Multiple Choice

Which statement about the use of antidepressants to treat panic disorders is MOST accurate?

• A) Antianxiety drugs are preferred over antidepressants.
• B) The drugs must be taken as needed rather than on a regular schedule.
• C) The drugs are effective for only about 25 percent of the people who take them.
• D) It appears that all antidepressant drugs that restore norepinephrine help prevent or reduce panic symptoms.

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Definitions:

Pareto Efficient

A resource distribution condition where no reallocation can improve one person's situation without detrimentally affecting another person's situation.

Public Good

A good that is non-excludable and non-rivalrous, meaning it can be used by everyone and one person's use does not reduce its availability to others.

Private Good

A product or service that is consumable and excludable, meaning its use can be restricted to paying customers.

Pareto Optimal

A situation in the economy where optimizing the allocation of resources means that improving one person's situation leads to a decline in another's.