A 50-year-old woman has been diagnosed with major depression. She has no other health issues. Her physician has several choices of drug classes to treat her. Select the drug class from which the physician should prescribe a drug for the patient.

A. MAOIs
B. Lithium
C. Psychomotor stimulants
D. SSRIs


Answer: D

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