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clmills979 · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

A client who has been taking antidepressant medication for several months and is demonstrating an improvement in symptoms tells the nurse that counseling sessions might be helpful. Which types of therapies will the nurse review with the client?

Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.
Standard Text: Select all that apply.
1. Behavioral therapy
2. Interpersonal therapy
3. Cognitivebehavioral therapy
4. Psychodynamic therapy
5. Crisis therapy

Question 2

A client with depression does not want to take prescribed medication because of the side effects. What can the nurse suggest to help with medication adherence?

Standard Text: Select all that apply.
1. Use ice chips to help alleviate dry mouth.
2. Chew gum or use hard candy to help alleviate dry mouth.
3. Avoid alcohol-based mouthwash to help alleviate dry mouth.
4. Use dry eye drops to help with eye dryness.
5. Take alcoholic beverages several times a week to help with unpleasant side effects.

ASDFGJLO · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 1,2,3,4
Rationale 1: Behavioral therapies help clients unlearn the behavioral patterns that contribute to or result from their depression.
Rationale 2: Interpersonal therapy focuses on a client's disturbed personal relationships that both cause and exacerbate depression.
Rationale 3: Cognitivebehavioral therapies help clients change negative styles of thought and behavior that are often associated with depression.
Rationale 4: Psychodynamic therapies focus on resolving the client's internal conflicts by looking at the influence of past experiences on current behavior and how behavior is influenced by emotional factors.
Rationale 5: Crisis therapy is not a type of therapy for depression.
Global Rationale: Behavioral therapies, interpersonal therapy, cognitive-behavioral therapies, and psychodynamic therapies help clients unlearn the behavioral patterns that contribute to or result from their depression. Crisis therapy is not a type of therapy for depression.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 1,2,3,4
Rationale 1: Using ice chips helps to alleviate dry mouth associated with these medications.
Rationale 2: Chewing gum or sucking on hard candy helps to alleviate dry mouth associated with these medications.
Rationale 3: Alcohol-based mouthwash can increase the feeling of dry mouth associated with these medications.
Rationale 4: Dry eye drops help alleviate eye dryness associated with these medications.
Rationale 5: The nurse should not instruct the client to take any antidepressant medications with alcohol because of the potential for adverse effects.
Global Rationale: Using ice chips, chewing gum, sucking on hard candy, and avoiding alcohol based mouthwash helps to alleviate dry mouth associated with these medications. Dry eye drops help alleviate eye dryness associated with these medications. The nurse should not instruct the client to take any antidepressant medications with alcohol because of the potential for adverse effects.