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A 42-year-old client presents with low energy, weight gain, depressed mood, and cognitive slowing. Before assigning a diagnosis of Major Depressive Disorder, what differential workup should the QCSW recommend FIRST?

Rule out medical etiologies such as hypothyroidism (TSH), B12/folate deficiency, and medication side effects Begin a trial of cognitive behavioral therapy without further workup Refer for inpatient psychiatric hospitalization Initiate exposure and response prevention therapy

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Rule out medical etiologies such as hypothyroidism (TSH), B12/folate deficiency, and medication side effects

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