A 34-year-old woman suffering from severe depression and chronic renal failure is a candidate for electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).The most useful test to assess for memory impairments in the setting of ECT is which of the following?
1) Brown-Peterson Task
2) Beck Depression Inventory
3) State-Trait Anxiety Inventory
4) Bulimia Test—Revised
5) Eating Disorder Inventory-2 (EDI-2)
The Brown-Peterson Task is a test specifically designed to evaluate short-term memory, a capacity that can be affected during ECT. The Bulimia Test—Revised and the EDI-2 are both useful for the evaluation of bulimia and eating disorders, respectively. The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory and the Beck Depression Inventory are used to evaluate anxiety disorders and depression, respectively.