One of Your Patients Has Been Diagnosed with Unipolar Depression

question 130

Multiple Choice

One of your patients has been diagnosed with unipolar depression and alcohol addiction. Which of the following do you need consider in this light?

• A) For some people alcoholism develops first, for others it is the depression that comes first.
• B) Neither disorder tends to run in families.
• C) Alcohol is actually good for some schizophrenic patients as it dampens their hallucinations.
• D) Marijuana use is also correlated with alcoholism.

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