A patient with depersonalization disorder tells the nurse,"It's starting again.I feel as though I'm going to float away." Which intervention would be most appropriate at this point?

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Helping the patient focus on a concrete activity based in here-and-now reality,such as singing,assists the patient to interrupt the dissociative process.Meditation,medication,and guided imagery can help reduce anxiety but work indirectly to reduce vulnerability to dissociation.They do not work as well to directly interrupt the dissociative process itself.

A Patient with Depersonalization Disorder Tells the Nurse,"It's Starting Again