Suppose That You Have a 23-Year-Old Client Suffering from Mild

question 6

Essay

Suppose that you have a 23-year-old client suffering from mild to moderate depression who wants to take St. John's Wort. He insists he does not want to take antidepressants and asks you what you think about him taking SJW. What is an ethically informed response you can make?
You can say that the studies you learned about supported the use of St John's Wort for mild to moderate depression BUT, it has to be the St. John's Wort produced in Germany because it is regulated there. It is not regulated in the U.S. As always encourage the person to speak to their physician about this.

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Definitions:

Conduction

The process by which heat or electricity is directly transmitted through a substance when there is a difference of temperature or of electrical potential.

Phaneritic Texture

A texture of igneous rocks characterized by large, visible crystals, indicative of slow cooling magma.

Trapped Gas

Trapped gas refers to gas that has been contained within another material, such as within rock formations or ice, which can be released under certain conditions.

Andesite

An intermediate-composition igneous rock that is the fine-grained equivalent of diorite; typically gray or greenish-gray, commonly with phenocrysts of cream-colored feldspar or dark amphibole.