Abuse of alcohol or street drugs is a frequent cause of:
A. Mania
B. Obsessive-compulsive disorder
C. Depression
D. Hypomania
ANS: C
As with other mental health assessments, psychiatric history and history of alcohol and/or drug use should always be elicited; they are commonly associated with depression. What appears to be major depression may actually be a result of alcohol or street drug use (Shea, 1998).
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