Somatic treatments: practice question

A Psychiatry question in the style of the NEET PG paper. Answer it first, then read why the right option is right and why each of the others is wrong.

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Psychiatry · Somatic treatments

Sample item

What is an established indication for electroconvulsive therapy?

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The answer and the reasoning

A. Severe depression with urgent risk

Electroconvulsive therapy can be highly effective when depression is severe, psychotic, catatonic, treatment-resistant, or associated with urgent suicide or nutritional risk.

Option by option

  • A. Severe depression with urgent risk (correct)

    Correct: urgent severe depression is an important ECT indication.

  • B. Uncomplicated grief

    Uncomplicated grief does not usually require ECT.

  • C. Mild insomnia

    Mild insomnia is treated with behavioral and targeted approaches.

  • D. Simple phobia

    Simple phobia is usually treated with exposure-based therapy.

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What is the answer to this Psychiatry question?

The best answer is A, Severe depression with urgent risk. Electroconvulsive therapy can be highly effective when depression is severe, psychotic, catatonic, treatment-resistant, or associated with urgent suicide or nutritional risk.

Why is "Uncomplicated grief" not the answer?

Uncomplicated grief does not usually require ECT.

Why is "Mild insomnia" not the answer?

Mild insomnia is treated with behavioral and targeted approaches.

Why is "Simple phobia" not the answer?

Simple phobia is usually treated with exposure-based therapy.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Somatic treatments in Psychiatry. The correct option holds because: Correct: urgent severe depression is an important ECT indication.

How hard is this question?

We tag it as an application question: it asks you to use a fact on a patient or a finding. The tag is our own editorial judgement, not an official difficulty rating, so read the reason for every option, not only the answer.

How should I study Somatic treatments?

Learn each diagnosis by its core features and its first-line treatment. Then use the flashcards and the other Psychiatry questions on this site to test what stuck.

Is this a real NEET PG question?

No. It is an original practice item (editorial status: sample, version 1). NextPrep does not publish recalled or leaked questions, and independent faculty review of this item has not been completed yet, so confirm important facts in a standard textbook.