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In a frail older adult with depression unresponsive to two SSRI trials, what's your next step in management?
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Psychiatry · Stanford University School of Medicine
This is certainly a longer and nuanced conversation.
Depends on the intensity of symptoms. Ensuring the diagnosis is accurate, reviewing the role of co-morbid cognitive disorders, organic issues masquerading as depression, and so on. Augmentation of an SSRI, e.g., mirtazapine, stimulating medication...