John is a 45-year-old, white male who is seeking treatment for panic attacks. John admits to self- medicating with alcohol when he feels the panic attacks begin. However, within the last six months,...

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Extracted text: John is a 45-year-old, white male who is seeking treatment for panic attacks. John admits to self- medicating with alcohol when he feels the panic attacks begin. However, within the last six months, he has begun drinking at other times as well. He reported starting with a few beers to "calm his nerves," but has graduated to drinking hard liquor daily. He has started missing work and is having problems in his marriage as a result. John reports needing increasing amounts of alcohol in order to feel "normal" and has started taking Xanax to relieve his withdrawal symptoms. Questions 1. What diagnosis would you give for John? 2. What treatment(s) would you recommend?