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A 44-year-old man has adjustment disorder with anxious mood following a workplace investigation. Over eight weeks he has completed six sessions of cognitive behavioural therapy and practises relaxation daily, but he remains too anxious to leave the house, has not worked for three weeks and is sleeping badly. He has no depressive syndrome, no suicidal ideation and no history of alcohol or other drug problems. His general practitioner decides to add short-term drug treatment. Which one of the following regimens should be prescribed?
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