You are preparing to teach a patient with anxiety disorder about the actions of the nonbenzodiazepine drug buspirone. What would you inform the patient about how this drug works?

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Buspirone works by affecting the serotonin and dopamine neurotransmitters. Specifically, it is a partial agonist for serotonin receptors and also interacts with dopamine receptors. It does not affect GABA pathways or the monoamine oxidase pathway.

You Are Preparing to Teach a Patient with Anxiety Disorder