While speaking with a patient who is experiencing depression, which of the following strategies might be most helpful?

While speaking with a patient who is experiencing depression, which of the following strategies might be most helpful?


a. speaking very loudly since they are certainly hard of hearing
b. recording important information for them in a notebook to refer to later
c. ignoring the person and discussing their condition with a family member
d. telling them that their depression will go away on its own if they think positively