A patient presents with fibromyalgia (FM) in your clinic. We all know that because of the unique pathogenesis of FM, there is a psychological component to the disease. You have only been in clinical practice for the last 2 years and have been exclusively dealing with employee assistance programs (EAP). What is the best thing to do? A. Treat the patient as part of your duty to care. B. See the patient to make a prelimenary assessment and refer out citing your lack of professional competence. C. Refuse to see the patient altogether and offering a referral citing your lack of professional competence.

A patient presents with fibromyalgia (FM) in your clinic. We all know that because of the unique pathogenesis of FM, there is a psychological component to the disease. You have only been in clinical practice for the last 2 years and have been exclusively dealing with employee assistance programs (EAP). What is the best thing to do? A. Treat the patient as part of your duty to care. B. See the patient to make a prelimenary assessment and refer out citing your lack of professional competence. C. Refuse to see the patient altogether and offering a referral citing your lack of professional competence.