Question 1

Jane agrees to accompany Sipho to dinner and the movies on Friday night. However at the last minute Sipho agrees to go with Dave to watch a soccer match. Does Jane have valid grounds on which to sue Sipho for breach of contract? Explain.

Question 2

What is the safest typical and atypical antipsychotic, antidepressant and

serotonin re-uptake inhibitor (SSRI) used to treat obsessive-compulsive

disorder (OCD) that can be used during pregnancy?

Question 3

What is the rationale for combining serotonin re-uptake inhibitor (SSRIs)

and clomipramine in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder

(OCD)? Is this combination more effective than any agent when given

alone?

Question 4

Is sertraline superior to fluoxetine in the treatment of obsessivecompulsive disorder and, if so, why?

Question 5

I want to find out if there is really a correlation between all cases of

delirium tremens (DT) and thiamine deficiency. DT is meant to be

a withdrawal state and I assume it can happen in well-nourished

alcoholics, as not all alcoholics are malnourished. My friends and I have

seen the question that DT is associated with thiamine deficiency in

question papers and it has really proved a thorny issue.

Question 6

1. How long should a doctor treat a patient with the first episode of

schizophrenia with regard to the active phase and maintenance

therapy?

2. In a patient presenting with the third psychotic episode fulfilling the

criteria of schizophrenia, for how long should antipsychotic treatment

be continued?

Question 7

Is there a rationale for treating a patient presenting with his first

psychotic episode fulfilling the criteria for schizophrenia, with atypical

antipsychotics?

Question 8

What is the rationale for giving a patient with resistant schizophrenia a

combination of typical and atypical antipsychotics?

Question 9

Do selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors (SSRIs) have an antiaggression effect and what is the best anti-aggression drug to be

given to schizophrenics and to those suffering from other mental

illnesses?

Question 10

Is depot fluphenazine alone sufficient to treat the active phase of

schizophrenia and, if so, what dose is recommended?