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ModeratePsychiatryModerate depression first-line pharmacotherapyuk-plab-1

A 35-year-old woman presents with a 3-month history of low mood, anhedonia, early morning waking and poor appetite. She has no suicidal ideation and no psychotic features. You assess this as moderate depression. What is the most appropriate first-line pharmacological treatment?

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