A client is displaying the signs and symptoms of a mental disorder. These symptoms include anhedonia, sleep disturbances, psychomotor retardation, fatigue, diminished ability to think/concentrate, and recurrent thoughts of death
Which of the following mental disorders would be suspected? A) Dysthymia
B) Bipolar disorder
C) Major depressive episode (MDE)
D) Personality disorder
C
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Diagnosis of a MDE includes five or more of the following signs and symptoms: anhedonia, sleep disturbances, psychomotor retardation, fatigue, diminished ability to think/concentrate, recurrent thoughts of death, weight/appetite changes, feelings of worthlessness, and other signs of depression, which must be present frequently during the same 2-week period and must represent a change from previous functional levels. Dysthymia is defined as a depressed mood for most of the day, most days. Broad mood variations from mania to major depression are symptoms of bipolar disorder (BPD). When a personality trait becomes dysfunctional, it is described as a personality (Axis II) disorder.
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