An older woman brings her husband to an outpatient clinic. She says, "He wouldn't come on his own, so I finally just brought him. Ever since he retired last year, he just sits around the house. He isn't eating, and he naps all the time
He won't even go fishing, and he's always loved to fish." The nurse recognizes the patient's symptoms are most likely related to which of the following disorders?
a. Bipolar disorder
b. Depression
c. Conversion disorder
d. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
ANS: B
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders IV-Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR) specifies that symptoms of major depression include either a depressed mood or anhedonia (the loss of pleasure in things that are usually pleasurable) along with additional symptoms such as change in appetite and sleep patterns. Bipolar disorder is also characterized by periods of mania as well as depression. Conversion disorder involves the conversion of a mental health problem into physical symptoms. PTSD occurs following a major trauma.
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