An adult diagnosed with major depressive disorder was treated with medication and cognitive-behavioral therapy. The patient now recognizes how passivity contributed to the depression. Which intervention should the nurse suggest?

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Social skills training is helpful in treating and preventing the recurrence of depression. Training focuses on assertiveness and coping skills that lead to positive reinforcement from others and development of a patient's support system. Use of complementary therapy refers to adjunctive therapies such as herbals, which would be less helpful than social skills training. Assertiveness would be of greater value than relaxation training because passivity was a concern. Desensitization is used in treatment of phobias.

An Adult Diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder Was Treated with Medication