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    A Sociological Exploration of Antidepressants
    A Sociological Exploration of Antidepressants
    A Sociological Exploration of Antidepressants
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    A Sociological Exploration of Antidepressants

    By Azure Ides-Grey

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    Mental health is a hot topic, including treatment for mental illness. In this essay, I approach antidepressants in a sociological fashion. The dimensions I consider include: general information, the statistics of antidepressant usage, how antidepressants relate to the medical model, the efficacy of antidepressants, and how antidepressants can be understood through sociological frameworks.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAzure Ides-Grey
    Release dateAug 12, 2016
    ISBN9781370410187
    A Sociological Exploration of Antidepressants
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    Azure Ides-Grey

    I am a quasi-autonomous writer and music maker. My interests regarding writing include sociology (social control, mental health), philosophy (ethics, metaphysics, existentialism), and religion (Christianity). I am also an undergraduate student at the University of Saskatchewan, where I'm working toward a B.A. in sociology with a minor in philosophy. In addition to academic pursuits, I also enjoy writing creative prose and poetry, free from the boundaries of formal research. I am in the process of publishing some essays here and perhaps even a poetry book. As for music, I create instrumental electronic and experimental rock under the names Dalama Jones and STILTS (both of which can be found on Bandcamp).

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      A Sociological Exploration of Antidepressants - Azure Ides-Grey

      Introduction

      In this paper, I will be questioning drug therapy for depression and anxiety (put simply, antidepressants). Many implications of the topic shall be discussed. These include: general information, the statistics of antidepressant usage, how antidepressants relate to the medical model, the efficacy of antidepressants, and how antidepressants can be understood through sociological frameworks. These frameworks include: structural-functionalism, conflict theory, and social constructionism. The purpose of this essay is to understand the cultural, physical, and theoretical aspects of antidepressants.

      General Remarks

      I would like to begin by looking at some of the main treatments available for depression and anxiety. There are three main classes of antidepressants: Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs), tricyclic antidepressants, and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). The use of these drugs is not limited to treating depression, but also anxiety and other mental disorders like phobias and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Since these drugs treat both depression

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