After a Near-Fatal Suicide Attempt, Emily Was Hospitalized for Major

question 106

Multiple Choice

After a near-fatal suicide attempt, Emily was hospitalized for major depressive disorder. Because the risk of suicide continued to be high, Emily's psychiatrist suggested a series of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) treatments because:

• A) Emily's suicidal behavior had to be punished.
• B) compared to using antidepressant medications, ECT can potentially relieve the symptoms of major depressive disorder much more quickly, sometimes within days.
• C) the therapeutic benefits of ECT usually last much longer than treatment with antidepressant medications.
• D) ECT causes severe memory loss and Emily is not likely to remember why she wanted to commit suicide in the first place.