A geriatric nurse practitioner prescribes an antidepressant for a patient.The patient asks,"How long will I have to be on this medication before I feel like my old self?" The nurse recalls that a therapeutic response to an antidepressant medication most often takes which one of the following?

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One to 2 months may be necessary to achieve a maximal response to therapy.Both 24 hours and 2 days are too short of timeframes to have a response to therapy.Patients often have an initial response to therapy 1 to 3 weeks after starting the medication.

A Geriatric Nurse Practitioner Prescribes an Antidepressant for a Patient