Name and describe two types of adverse effects associated with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors.
What will be an ideal response?
Ans: A serotonin syndrome: life-threatening condition characterized by agitation, restlessness, disturbances in cognitive functioning, and possibly hallucinations.
A serotonin discontinuation syndrome: sensory disturbances, sleeping disturbances,disequilibrium, flulike symptoms, and gastrointestinal effects. Sexual side effects include erectile dysfunction, inability to achieve orgasm, and loss of sexual drive. Emotional blunting consists of feelings of emotional detachment along with experiencing reduced positive and negative emotions.
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a. object-relations
b. sharing a disorder or trait.
e. none of the above.
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