A 29-year-old woman has excessive worry about work, health, and finances for 8 months with muscle tension, insomnia, and difficulty concentrating.

Question

A 29-year-old woman has excessive worry about work, health, and finances for 8 months with muscle tension, insomnia, and difficulty concentrating. She denies panic attacks, substance use, depression, and mania. Which of the following is the most appropriate next step in management?

Accepted Answer

Cognitive behavioral therapy or SSRI/SNRI therapy

Answer

Mood stabilizer for mania

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No treatment because worry is common

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Long-term high-dose benzodiazepine therapy as first-line care

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Antipsychotic depot injection

Generalized anxiety disorder — USMLE Step 3 MCQ

A 29-year-old woman has excessive worry about work, health, and finances for 8 months with muscle tension, insomnia, and difficulty concentrating. She denies panic attacks, substance use, depression, and mania. Which of the following is the most appropriate next step in management?