Psychiatric emergencies: practice question

A Psychiatry question in the style of the NEET PG paper. Answer it first, then read why the right option is right and why each of the others is wrong.

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Psychiatry · Psychiatric emergencies

Sample item

What syndrome can follow abrupt cessation of benzodiazepines after long-term use?

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The answer and the reasoning

B. Withdrawal with anxiety, seizures, and delirium risk

Long-term benzodiazepine use can lead to dependence; abrupt discontinuation may cause severe anxiety, insomnia, seizures, or delirium.

Option by option

  • A. Serotonin syndrome

    Serotonin syndrome is serotonergic excess.

  • B. Withdrawal with anxiety, seizures, and delirium risk (correct)

    Correct: abrupt withdrawal can be dangerous.

  • C. Cholinergic crisis

    Cholinergic crisis has excess secretions.

  • D. Neuroleptic malignant syndrome

    NMS follows dopamine blockade.

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What is the answer to this Psychiatry question?

The best answer is B, Withdrawal with anxiety, seizures, and delirium risk. Long-term benzodiazepine use can lead to dependence; abrupt discontinuation may cause severe anxiety, insomnia, seizures, or delirium.

Why is "Serotonin syndrome" not the answer?

Serotonin syndrome is serotonergic excess.

Why is "Cholinergic crisis" not the answer?

Cholinergic crisis has excess secretions.

Why is "Neuroleptic malignant syndrome" not the answer?

NMS follows dopamine blockade.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Psychiatric emergencies in Psychiatry. The correct option holds because: Correct: abrupt withdrawal can be dangerous.

How hard is this question?

We tag it as an application question: it asks you to use a fact on a patient or a finding. The tag is our own editorial judgement, not an official difficulty rating, so read the reason for every option, not only the answer.

How should I study Psychiatric emergencies?

Learn each diagnosis by its core features and its first-line treatment. Then use the flashcards and the other Psychiatry questions on this site to test what stuck.

Is this a real NEET PG question?

No. It is an original practice item (editorial status: sample, version 1). NextPrep does not publish recalled or leaked questions, and independent faculty review of this item has not been completed yet, so confirm important facts in a standard textbook.