Define treatment refractory anxiety

1. Please read the following – please note that references to DSM 5 are accurate as anxiety content was not updated in the DSM 5 TR (APA, 2023).

· https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5573566Links to an external site.

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Treatment of anxiety can be complex. Psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners (PMHNPs) may provide care to clients with treatment-refractory anxiety.

1. Define treatment refractory anxiety.

2. Describe two common comorbidities of treatment refractory anxiety.

3. Discuss two possible approaches to treatment for treatment refractory anxiety.

4. Identify the most appropriate response to a client who states that they use marijuana to manage their anxiety. Discuss the education the PMHNP should provide.

5. Identify the most appropriate response to a client who states that they use Silexan to manage their anxiety. Discuss the education the PMHNP should provide?