A patient shares with a nurse,"Since I moved from Florida to New York,I get depressed right before the winter holidays and it lasts for weeks.Is there anything I can do besides taking pills?" The most therapeutic nursing response is:

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Phototherapy has been demonstrated to help patients affected by SAD.However,the question provides no information about whether the patient has been diagnosed with depression and little data about the clinical manifestations except that the patient speaks of having a depressed mood during the winter.Although much of this data fits SAD,it can fit other entities as well.The most therapeutic nursing intervention is the one that attempts to gather more baseline data from the patient rather than one that involves premature intervention.

A Patient Shares with a Nurse,"Since I Moved from Florida