Although serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)
are used more commonly now to treat anxiety disorders than are benzodiazepines, for which patient situation would you expect a benzodiazepine to be prescribed instead of an SSRI?
a. The patient is 18 years old.
b. Anxiety has been present daily for 6 months.
c. The patient has compulsive repetitive actions.
d. The anxiety attack is severe with hallucinations.
ANS: D
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