Problem: A nurse is reinforcing education to a client about mental illness treatment and the client asks, "Why do some medications that treat mental illness take a few weeks to become effective?" Which of the following statements should the nurse make?
- "It takes a few months to determine the severity of adverse effects before increasing the dose of medications."
- "It takes a few days of treatment to reach therapeutic blood levels.
- "Medications become effective once the client has resolved their stressors.
- "The brain has to establish a new neuronal pathway in response to medications."