While working on a short-term rehabilitation unit, you are a…
While working on a short-term rehabilitation unit, you are asked to evaluate an 82-year-old female who was recently hospitalized for pneumonia. PMH is significant for HTN, Type II DM, coronary artery disease, and heart failure. The patient is admitted to the rehabilitation unit with evidence of functional decline, weight loss, difficulty swallowing, and depression. Recent mini nutritional assessment (MNA) score is consistent with malnourishment. Which of the following antidepressant medications has proven effective in treating geriatric depression accompanied by weight loss and would be reasonable to initiate in this patient?