A53-year-oldclient with a diagnosis of major depressive disorder recently survived a suicide attempt.

1. Identify and discuss one psychotherapeutic approach to address the client's problem. Provide an evidence-based rationale with support from at least one scholarly source for your choice of therapy.

2. Describe at least three therapeutic techniques commonly used with the selected therapeutic approach.

3. Discuss whether you would include psychopharmacology as part of the treatment plan. If yes, describe which medication(s) you might prescribe. If no, explain why not. Provide rationale from at least one scholarly source.