The mental health nurse is training primary care providers about treatment options for anxiety disorders, including pharmacologic options
The nurse knows that SSRIs are the choice class of medications for treating anxiety disorders because they: 1. Have fewer side effects than other anti-anxiety medications.
2. Have a short half-life.
3. Are metabolized in the liver.
4. Are adrenergic blocking agents.
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Rationale: Because SSRIs have fewer side effects than other anti-anxiety medications, this makes them the medications of choice. SSRIs are not adrenergic blocking agents and are not metabolized in the liver. SSRIs do not have a short half-life.
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