Question

A 70-year-old patient with low mood, anhedonia, and altered sleep is diagnosed with depression. Which antidepressant class does NICE recommend as first-line in most cases of late-life depression, absent other contraindications?

Accepted Answer

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)

Answer

Tricyclic antidepressants

Answer

Monoamine oxidase inhibitors

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Serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors

Answer

Atypical antipsychotics

Practice question

A 70-year-old patient with low mood, anhedonia, and altered sleep is diagnosed with depression. Which antidepressant class does NICE recommend as first-line in most cases of late-life depression, absent other contraindications?