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2025) Questions & Answers |
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UPDATE 2026/2027
When do you consider Unipolar versus Bipolar depression -
ANSWER ✔✔Unipolar major depression (major depressive disorder)
is characterized by a history of one or more major depressive episodes
(table 3) and no history of mania (table 1) or hypomania
Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) - ANSWER ✔✔Scoring
Instructions. Score 1 point for each bolded answer. A score of 5 or more
suggests depression.
,Self-reporting tool that may be used to diagnose and treat depression
Geriatric Depression Scale - ANSWER ✔✔The Geriatric Depression
Scale (GDS) is a self-report measure of depression in older adults.
Users respond in a "Yes/No" format. The GDS was originally developed
as a 30-item instrument. Since this version proved both time-consuming
and difficult for some patients to complete, a 15-item version was
developed. The shortened form (GDS-S) is comprised of 15 items
chosen from the Geriatric Depression Scale-Long Form (GDS-L). These
15 items were chosen because of their high correlation with depressive
symptoms in previous validation studies
Geriatric Depression Scale: Targeted Population - ANSWER ✔✔he
GDS may be used with healthy, medically ill and mild to moderately
cognitively impaired older adults. It has been extensively used in
community, acute care, and long-term care settings.
Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS): Score - ANSWER
✔✔Pharmacologic, psychotherapeutic, or combination treatment
indicated of the 15 items, 10 indicated the presence of depression when
answered positively, while the rest (question numbers 1, 5, 7, 11, 13)
indicated depression when answered negatively.
,Scores of 0-4 are considered normal, depending on age, education, and
complaints; (No Treatment)
5-8 indicate mild depression; (Pharmacologic or psychotherapeutic
treatment may be indicated
Base treatment on duration of symptoms and functional impairment
9-11 indicate moderate depression; (Pharmacologic, psychotherapeutic,
or combination treatment indicated)
12-15 indicate severe depression.(Pharmacologic, psychotherapeutic, or
combination treatment indicated
Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS): Indication for Intervention -
ANSWER ✔✔The presence of depression warrants prompt
intervention and treatment. The GDS may be used to monitor depression
over time in all clinical settings.
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, Any positive score above 5 on the GDS Short Form should prompt an in-
depth psychological assessment and evaluation for suicidality.
Patient Health Questionnaire [PHQ-9] - ANSWER ✔✔A brief 9-item
self-report questionnaire used as a screening tool to assess severity of
depression; widely used by health care providers, in validity is well
established, particularly for identifying severe depression.
The Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) - ANSWER ✔✔Widely used to
screen for depression and to measure behavioral manifestations and
severity of depression.
The BDI can be used for ages 13 to 80. The inventory contains 21 self-
report items which individuals complete using multiple choice response
formats.
The BDI takes approximately 10 minutes to complete. Validity and
reliability of the BDI has been tested across populations, worldwide.
Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) -
ANSWER ✔✔Designed for use in the general population and is now
used as a screener for depression in primary care settings.
Guide – PMHNP EXAM (updated
2025) Questions & Answers |
Latest Already Graded A+
UPDATE 2026/2027
When do you consider Unipolar versus Bipolar depression -
ANSWER ✔✔Unipolar major depression (major depressive disorder)
is characterized by a history of one or more major depressive episodes
(table 3) and no history of mania (table 1) or hypomania
Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) - ANSWER ✔✔Scoring
Instructions. Score 1 point for each bolded answer. A score of 5 or more
suggests depression.
,Self-reporting tool that may be used to diagnose and treat depression
Geriatric Depression Scale - ANSWER ✔✔The Geriatric Depression
Scale (GDS) is a self-report measure of depression in older adults.
Users respond in a "Yes/No" format. The GDS was originally developed
as a 30-item instrument. Since this version proved both time-consuming
and difficult for some patients to complete, a 15-item version was
developed. The shortened form (GDS-S) is comprised of 15 items
chosen from the Geriatric Depression Scale-Long Form (GDS-L). These
15 items were chosen because of their high correlation with depressive
symptoms in previous validation studies
Geriatric Depression Scale: Targeted Population - ANSWER ✔✔he
GDS may be used with healthy, medically ill and mild to moderately
cognitively impaired older adults. It has been extensively used in
community, acute care, and long-term care settings.
Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS): Score - ANSWER
✔✔Pharmacologic, psychotherapeutic, or combination treatment
indicated of the 15 items, 10 indicated the presence of depression when
answered positively, while the rest (question numbers 1, 5, 7, 11, 13)
indicated depression when answered negatively.
,Scores of 0-4 are considered normal, depending on age, education, and
complaints; (No Treatment)
5-8 indicate mild depression; (Pharmacologic or psychotherapeutic
treatment may be indicated
Base treatment on duration of symptoms and functional impairment
9-11 indicate moderate depression; (Pharmacologic, psychotherapeutic,
or combination treatment indicated)
12-15 indicate severe depression.(Pharmacologic, psychotherapeutic, or
combination treatment indicated
Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS): Indication for Intervention -
ANSWER ✔✔The presence of depression warrants prompt
intervention and treatment. The GDS may be used to monitor depression
over time in all clinical settings.
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, Any positive score above 5 on the GDS Short Form should prompt an in-
depth psychological assessment and evaluation for suicidality.
Patient Health Questionnaire [PHQ-9] - ANSWER ✔✔A brief 9-item
self-report questionnaire used as a screening tool to assess severity of
depression; widely used by health care providers, in validity is well
established, particularly for identifying severe depression.
The Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) - ANSWER ✔✔Widely used to
screen for depression and to measure behavioral manifestations and
severity of depression.
The BDI can be used for ages 13 to 80. The inventory contains 21 self-
report items which individuals complete using multiple choice response
formats.
The BDI takes approximately 10 minutes to complete. Validity and
reliability of the BDI has been tested across populations, worldwide.
Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) -
ANSWER ✔✔Designed for use in the general population and is now
used as a screener for depression in primary care settings.
