A nurse has conducted a medication reconciliation of a new client and notes that the client has taken both benzodiazepines and buspirone over the past several months. The nurse would be justified in believing that the client has a history of:
A) Depression
B) Psychosis
C) Anxiety
D) Mania
Ans: C
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Benzodiazepines and buspirone have the pharmacologic effects of anxiolysis, sedation, centrally mediated muscle relaxation, and elevation of the seizure threshold. Both are commonly used in the treatment of anxiety disorders.
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