RevisePsych

Choice

• Patient factors

- Age

- Sex,

- Comorbid physical illness

- Previous response

 

• Tolerability

 

• Symptomatology

- Sleep problems (mirtazepine)

- Anxiety symptoms (SSRI/imipramine).

- OCD symptoms (SSRI/clomipramine).

- Risk of suicide (avoid TCAs).

 

• Clinician familiarity