A 52-year-old man with major depressive disorder is prescribed sertraline (SSRI). His wife asks why he was not given amitriptyline (TCA), which worked for her depression years ago. Which clinical feature most strongly justifies the preference for sertraline over amitriptyline in this patient?

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