A Patient Shares with a Nurse,"Since I Moved from Florida

A patient shares with a nurse,"Since I moved from Florida to New York,I get depressed right before the winter holidays and it lasts for weeks.Is there anything I can do besides taking pills?" The most therapeutic nursing response is:

A) "Consider phototherapy since it's likely you are experiencing seasonal affective disorder (SAD) ."
B) "I'm not clear about what you are saying. Please tell me more about what you are experiencing."
C) "If you have a biochemically based depression, you will need antidepressant medication if you want to see improvement."
D) "If you want dramatic results, ECT (electroconvulsive therapy) works the fastest and can usually be done on an outpatient basis."

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