A nurse is conducting family education with the parents and siblings of a young woman who has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. What is a difference between depressive disorders and bipolar disorders that the nurse should cite?
A) Bipolar disorders do not involve periods of sadness or unhappiness.
B) Bipolar disorders involve mood swings ranging from depression to euphoria.
C) Depressive disorders involve times of elation that are not found in bipolar disorder.
D) Depressive disorders cannot be treated but bipolar disorders are treatable.
Ans: B
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The hallmark feature of depressive disorders is a disturbance in mood, in which the affected person feels dysfunctionally sad, gloomy, unhappy, or "down" more often than not. Bipolar disorders also are marked by a disturbance in mood. The difference is that these clients experience mood swings ranging from profound depression to extreme euphoria (mania). Symptoms during depressive episodes are consistent with those of major depression.
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