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A 52-year-old woman who arrived in Australia from Afghanistan eleven months ago attends a community mental health clinic for review of post-traumatic stress disorder. Her 15-year-old son has interpreted at every visit. Today she brings an unopened box of sertraline dispensed six weeks ago; through her son she says the tablets are for sleeping and that she stopped after two days. Her son adds that his mother gets upset when the camp is mentioned and asks you not to raise it. Which one of the following should be done first?
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