A nurse is working with a Middle-Eastern client being treated for major depression. The client is expressing feelings of guilt for not being able to snap out of it. A therapeutic response by the nurse would be,

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Arab Americans believe mental illness is something the person can control. Educating about the etiology reduces the guilt associated with having an illness. Suggesting the client keep trying or caused the depression in some way implies that the client is responsible for the illness. Informing about medication ignores the client's feelings of guilt.

A Nurse Is Working with a Middle-Eastern Client Being Treated