Task: DF asks if her GP can give her something to help her get to sleep better. She has been having nightmares due to anxiety, which started after her involvement in a motor vehicle accident. For your...

Task:

DF asks if her GP can give her something to help her get to sleep better. She has been having nightmares due to anxiety, which started after her involvement in a motor vehicle accident. For your written assignment, describe the aetiology and pathophysiology of anxiety and sleep disorder and the diagnostic tools available. You are also required to discuss agents available for the treatment/management of anxiety and sleep disorder, with reference to the pharmacological basis for their therapeutic effects. Lastly, you need to propose reasonable management strategies for DF (e.g. medication and required counselling).