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Nclex-Rn Practice Questions-Care Of The Psychiatric Client – Personality Disorders Part 2 Quiz

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The nurse is expecting the psychiatrist to order an antidepressant for a client with borderline personality disorder. Which of the following would be best for this client?

Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) work best for those with a borderline personality disorder because the effects are felt very quickly.

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) in addition to an atypical antipsychotic treat dysphoria, mood instability, and impulsivity in clients with borderline personality disorder.

Antipsychotics treat illusions, ideas of reference, paranoid thinking, anxiety, and hostility in clients

Anxiolytics will reduce the anxiety seen in borderline personality disorder clients.

✔ Correct Answer:

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) in addition to an atypical antipsychotic treat dysphoria, mood instability, and impulsivity in clients with borderline personality disorder.

Nclex-Rn Practice Questions-Care Of The Psychiatric Client – Personality Disorders Part 2 Quiz

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