Psychology Assignment Help| Maurice is a 22-year-old male

Maurice is a 22-year-old male who is being treated for major depressive episode. He presents today for a

follow up visit. He was started on sertraline 50 mg daily 4 weeks ago, and 2 weeks ago, his dose was increased

to 150 mg daily. Today he is concerned because he doesn’t really feel much symptom improvement, and he

thinks he needs something else. The best response to Maurice is to tell him that:

A. He needs to be increased to 200 mg today and follow up in 4 weeks

B. He should maintain this dose for 4 weeks and reassess

C. He should change his therapy to an SNRI

D. Addition of cognitive behavioral therapy would likely improve response