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A patient presents for a clinic appointment and tells the psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP), "My depression is a little better, but I read about acupuncture, and I want to add this to my treatment." What is the PMHNPs best response to this patient? a. Integrative therapies have no effectiveness in improving depressive symptoms and if your depression has not improved and you have not achieved remission of your symptoms, I recommend that we increase your antidepressant b. Integrative therapies such as acupuncture are not well studied, and I cannot recommend that you add this to your current treatment c. Acupuncture is one of many integrative therapies, but it has the least effectiveness in improving depression d. Acupuncture has been found to help some individuals with depression. While the data is limited, if this is something you would like to consider, let's talk about where you might find a reputable practitioner for acupuncture treatments. - d. Acupuncture has been found to help some individuals with depression. While the data is limited, if this is something you would like to consider, let's talk about where you might find a reputable practitioner for acupuncture treatments
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