A 26-year-old man presents with palpitations, sweating, and tremor. He drinks heavily on weekends and has been cutting down recently. Two weeks ago, h...

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A 26-year-old man presents with palpitations, sweating, and tremor. He drinks heavily on weekends and has been cutting down recently. Two weeks ago, he had a panic attack diagnosed in the emergency department. Today, he describes persistent worry, restlessness, and insomnia for months. According to Canadian anxiety guidelines, what is the most appropriate first-line pharmacologic treatment for generalized anxiety disorder?

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An SSRI such as escitalopram

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Short-acting benzodiazepines only

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Typical antipsychotic such as haloperidol

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Beta-blocker monotherapy

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Z-hypnotic agents nightly

ca-mccqe1 MCQ (SBA): Generalised anxiety disorder