A nurse teaching about bipolar disorder should inform patients and their families of possible depressive symptoms. Which symptoms should the nurse include? Select all that apply
a. Passivity
b. Aggression
c. Hyperactivity
d. Psychomotor retardation
e. Preoccupation with death
A, D, E
The symptoms of a bipolar depressive episode are often atypical, such as those consistent with the atypical depressive symptoms of major depressive disorder. They include preoccupation with death, psychomotor retardation, and passivity.
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