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Sheila, age 62, has been a widow for about 6 years and recently lost her job at an electronics assembly plant.

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For the past few months Sheila has found it increasingly difficult to concentrate on anything.

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Sometimes her hands start trembling and her heart begins racing for no reason.

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She seems tense and anxious all the time and she worries about everything.

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Her friends finally convinced her to visit a mental health clinic.

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The initial interview established a diagnosis of generalized anxiety disorder

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and Sheila was assigned to the care of the clinic’s psychiatrist.

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After examining her case, the psychiatrist placed Sheila on a treatment plan that involved a daily dose

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of an anti-anxiety medication that boosts the level of the neurotransmitters serotonin and norepinephrine in the brain.

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Sheila responded quickly to the medication. Within a few weeks her friends noticed some improvement in her symptoms.

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By the time she had completed four months of the treatment, Sheila was feeling almost back to normal.

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The psychiatrist then made plans to transfer Sheila to one of the clinic’s psychotherapists for follow-up care.