A Client Diagnosed with a Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)is Concerned

question 8

Multiple Choice

A client diagnosed with a major depressive disorder (MDD) is concerned about his children inheriting a tendency to the same disorder.Before advising this client,the nurse should consider which factors?

• A)Early-onset MDD is more likely to be heritable.
• B)MDD that results in severe depression is more likely to be heritable.
• C)There is no way to predict heritability without genetic studies.
• D)When MDD recurs in the same client,the condition is more likely to be heritable.
• E)MDD that requires more than one pharmacologic agent for adequate control is more likely to be heritable.

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