A client is diagnosed with cyclothymic disorder.What client behaviors should the nurse expect to assess?
A) The client expresses "feeling blue most of the time."
B) The client has endured periods of elation and dysphoria lasting for more than 2 years.
C) The client fixates on hopelessness and thoughts of suicide continually.
D) The client has labile moods with periods of acute mania.

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The essential feature of cyclothymic disorder is a chronic mood disturbance of at least 2 years' duration,involving numerous episodes of hypomania and depressed mood of insufficient severity or duration to meet the criteria for bipolar I or II disorder.

A Client Is Diagnosed with Cyclothymic Disorder