Journal Article
- Week 1 This week’s class discussion is on chapter 1 in the attached textbook and article. Please do the same thing for week 2 except week 2 discussions is on chapter 3 (page 45), Please write up week 1 and week 2 on different pages no cover sheet is needed just cite and attach links to each article for each week
- Find a recent news article (2015 or newer) that relates to the content discussed in that week’s class. You have broad discretion in choosing this article. The important part is that the article is, in some way, related to the week’s content.
- In a few sentences, provide a brief summary of the article (the key points, particularly those that you find relevant to the week’s content).
- Describe how the article is related to the week’s content.
- Describe what new conclusions, insights, or understanding you have about the article after considering it within the context of what we learned this week. This is the most important part of the assignment – the goal here is to integrate what you learned this week into the way you are thinking about this article to come up with new insights or understanding that you wouldn’t have had before understanding this material.
Requirements: 1 page
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The article “Methodological Flaws, Conflicts of Interest, and Scientific Fallacies: Implications for the Evaluation of Antidepressants’ Efficacy and Harm” raises a concern about the medication prescribed to patients with major depression. Hengartner (2017) informs that the increased prescription of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), as well as the serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs), is alarming. In this case, psychiatrists have been conspirators in promoting these antidepressants. Yet, there have been questions regarding their efficacy due to the biased outcomes in industry-funded research. Concerns about these drugs are they are a quick fix in masking the symptoms instead of helping patients manage their symptoms and stabilize their mental health.
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