How useful are antianxiety drugs to individuals? Do they mask symptoms that could be resolved by other means? Why or why not?

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Psychology
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Anxiety Drugs    3
Masking Symptoms and Alternate Treatment    3
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Anxiety Drugs
Anxiety drugs are useful in reducing the symptoms that occurs in an anxiety disorder. As mentioned by Richards, the drugs are most effective to the people who are suffering from a generalized anxiety and the cases are not that severe. Antidepressants, like SNRIs (serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors), have shown effectiveness in the treatment of anxiety. Other anti-anxiety drugs include the benzodiazepines, such as alprazolam (Xanax), diazepam (Valium), buspirone (Buspar), and lorazepam (Ativan) (WebMD, 2021). Such medicines are...