Your new patient is admitted after a suicide attempt. She states, "Let me die, I don't deserve to live." What is your best response?
A.
"Why do you want to die?"
B.
"You have so much to live for."
C.
"How do you think your family feels now?"
D.
"You must have been feeling very hopeless. Tell me about it."
ANS: D
This answer allows the patient to acknowledge her feelings and talk about them. The other responses sound more judgmental.
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