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    Mental Health Kentucky University Proctored Exam 1

    A 43-year-old man presents to the psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner complaining of depressed mood and inability to sleep for the past 3 weeks. The PMHNP diagnoses major depressive disorder. The patient states that in the past, when he had similar episodes, he was placed on a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) that proved effective. The PMHNP agrees to use an MAOI because it is the patient's request and it has been successful in the past. Which of the following foods must be completely avoided by this patient while on this medication?