Asked by armando

The tendency of antianxiety drugs to be addictive has caused some psychiatrists to begin treating anxiety disorders with __________ drugs.
A.
tranquilizer
B.
antidepressant
C.
antipsychotic
D.
antimanic

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
B. antidepressant

Because benzodiazepine (antianxiety/tranquilizer) addiction risk led clinicians to use antidepressants (e.g., SSRIs, SNRIs, TCAs) to treat anxiety disorders.