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A 25-year-old moderately obese woman with a history of bipolar disorder diagnosed at age 19 complains to her physician that her recent struggles with her weight and eating have caused her to feel depressed. She states that she has recently had increased difficulty sleeping, has felt excessively anxious and agitated, and has had increasing thoughts of suicide. She often finds herself fidgety and unable to sit still for extended periods of time. Her family tells her that she is increasingly irritable. She has never previously attempted suicide. Her current medications include lithium carbonate and zolpidem as needed for sleep. Which of the following is more consistent with a diagnosis of major depressive disorder than bipolar depression in this patient during this episode?
A. Early onset of bipolar disorder
B. Increased appetite
C. Insomnia
D. Increased thoughts of suicide
E. Psychomotor agitation
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| Markus2009
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I remember this question, It is E.
It is kaplan right i thought it was the opposite that bipolar that has also a manic episodes will have more psychomotor agitation but i was wrong.
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I think its D.
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| arlete
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But major depression has psychomotor retardation...!!! 
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I know, don't shoot me guys, I am sure I saw this question before and I don't agree with the answer given but you will see, wait to see the answer...
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The correct answer is E. Major depressive disorder is a syndrome that requires a depressed mood or loss of interest or pleasure and causes clinically significant distress or impairment in occupational, social, or other important areas of functioning. The diagnosis of bipolar depression requires that the patient have also had a manic episode of bipolar disorder. Bipolar depression is associated with less psychomotor agitation compared to unipolar depression (major depressive disorder), and thus the patient's agitation is more consistent with a major depressive disorder diagnosis than with the depression of bipolar disorder.
Marcus u are right. i also thought that BPD has mania episodes, so ther would be more agitation 
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Oh! thanks sfk.
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