Imagine that you have been seeing a client for 4 months.During treatment, you learn that he has been 5 years sober butlately has felt an intense sense of anxiety and has requested areferral to a psychiatrist. Upon returning to his counselingsessions, you learn that the psychiatrist has prescribed diazepam,a benzodiazepine. You are aware of the fact that the benzodiazepinefunctions similarly to alcohol in the body. You are concerned abouta relapse because of this newly prescribed medication for theanxiety disorder.

Sometimes the medication a doctor chooses to treat a client'ssymptoms is ineffective or inappropriate, or it may not create thedesired effect without intolerable side effects.

For this explanation, view \"Anxiety Disorder Case Study:Mary.\"Assume the role of a mental health professional to respond tothe client call.

\"Anxiety Disorder Case Study: Mary.\"

Mary is nervous at all times. She worries about turning in herhomework on time or forgetting about an assignment entirely. Shestresses out what to make for dinner when her parents visit her inher apartment. She feels others scrutinise the way she talks andwalks. She wonders if they are being critical about her as she iswith herself. She recently found out that her suspicion and fearsabout high blood pressure were true. Her doctor said her bloodpressure was high and that diet and exercise will be the trick tocorrect the problem. She was afraid she will not be able toexercise enough or eat right which will cause her to have a heartattack. She could literally feel her blood pressure rising and itdescribes more things to add to her list of worries. She thinks herlevel of constant anxiety has kept her from having a voice. Shewants to try out for the women's across team, but she worries shewon't be of any good. She wonders if she can function as a normalperson and be happy instead of being scared. She finds herself evenworrying about being worried these days. It is a good thing shedoes not drink because she probably will drink all the time and theworry about the effects it will have on her.

Question

• Explain any concerns, ethical or otherwise, that may beregarding the Mary's generalized anxiety disorder treatment
• Explain the factors that would be taken into consideration indeveloping a strategy to treat the Mary's generalized anxietydisorder
• Explain a treatment strategy for Mary's generalized anxietydisorder along with a justification for the strategy
• Explain how as a mental health professional you would advocatefor the selected treatment strategy