The Medication Most Consistently Shown to Reduce the Risk of Suicide

question 88

Multiple Choice

The medication most consistently shown to reduce the risk of suicide is

• A)SSRIs.
• B)antipsychotics.
• C)lithium.
• D)MAOIs.

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Definitions:

Deoxyhemoglobin

Hemoglobin without oxygen, the form present after oxygen has been released to the tissues.

Buffy Coat

The fraction of an anticoagulated blood sample that is composed of white blood cells and platelets, visible as a thin layer between the red blood cells and plasma in centrifuged blood.

Centrifuge Tube

A laboratory vessel specifically designed to withstand the forces generated during a centrifugation process, used for separating mixtures.

Platelets

Small blood cells involved in clotting, helping prevent bleeding by forming plugs in vessel injuries.