MCQ Psychiatry 43

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A 37-year-old woman who was diagnosed with AIDS 3 years earlier is unable to work, is physically debilitated, and requests her physician to provide her with medications with which to take her own life. The most common emotional disorder that results in such requests by patients is

A. bipolar I disorder, manic type
B. borderline personality disorder
C. factitious disorder
D. major depressive disorder
E. schizophrenic disorder

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Anonymous said...
6/13/2008 9:59 AM

hi vishal

the most common disorder is adjustment disorder. an anxiety disorder whereby a diagnosis(such as of AIDS or cancer which are life threatening diseases) would create anxiety and depressive symptoms in 80% of cases.

10% of them have depression which is the second most common diagnosis

best wishes
dr puneet dwevedi

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