Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors are drugs of choice for all of the following conditions except:: (A) Acute panic attack, (B) Social phobia, (C) Post traumatic stress disorder, (D) Generalized anxiety disorder
Answer is A. Ref: KDT 6/e p448,449 *SSRIs are drug of choice for depression,sustained treatment of panic disorder and generalized anxiety disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, social and other phobia and bulimia. *In acute panic attacks and for acute treatment of generalized anxiety disorder, benzodiazepines are preferred.