Psychiatry Quiz No. 93: Correct Answers and Brief Explanations

Do you agree that answering quizzes is one of the BEST ways to learn almost anything? It is important for our learning that we periodically answer short quizzes like the one on this page.

This is Quiz No. 93 on this website. Links to the other quizzes are provided under Related Pages.

Of the following three statements, which ones are True and which ones are False? All you have to do is quickly say “True” or “False” in your mind  for each of them.

Then, click on “Click here to see the answer” (below each question) to see if you were right and, if not, to see the correct answers. Brief explanations of the correct answers will also be provided, but are optional to read.

Question no. 1:  True or False? In the majority of cases, insomnia in patients with obstructive sleep apnea consists of difficulty falling asleep (early insomnia).

Question no. 2:  True or False? Adjunctive treatment (“augmentation”) with a second-generation antipsychotic is much less likely to be efficacious in patients with major depressive disorder who have had minimal or no improvement with an antidepressant, as compared to those in whom there was a partial response with an antidepressant.

Question no. 3: True or False? Consciousness CAN be lost after a mild traumatic brain injury (concussion) but if consciousness was lost for more than 30 minutes, it is not considered a mild traumatic brain injury.