Why Misdiagnosis Occurs a Clinician May Fail to Diagnose Correctly

question 15

Multiple Choice

Why misdiagnosis occurs A clinician may fail to diagnose correctly an older adults' major depressive disorder because he or she assumes that:

• A)older adults deliberately try to disguise their symptoms.
• B)what seems to be depression is really a medical disease.
• C)depression is a natural consequence of growing older.
• D)older adults would prefer not to receive such a diagnosis.

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