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Jordan Vanhaerents

Eng 1201

Prof. Slanker

10/26/19

Casebook

My research essay will try to establish a better understanding of how and why depression

manifests and how severely depression affects a person’s life. Researching and digging deep into

this topic will not only help me and my family in trying to overcome and manage these feelings,

but also help my audience in their understanding of the mindset of people who struggle with

depression. I’m also looking into a variety of treatments that could be the best solution in severe

cases.

Benedict, Carey “F.D.A. Panel Recommends New Depression Treatment.” The New York Times,

13Feb. 2019, https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/12/health/depression-drugs-

ketamine.html?

The thesis of this article is the active ingredients of ketamine, a popular club drug, show promise

in battling deep despair.

This article starts off by talking about how the panel for FDA recently approved ketamine, a

popular club drug, as a treatment option for severely depressed patients. Then the article goes on

to say the effects of the treatment are not well studied, but the patients who have tried it have

experienced relief from their symptoms. The article ends with a personal story from a person

who has tried ketamine.

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I think the purpose of this article is to get the drug name out there. It’s a new drug that

recently got approved and the creators are trying to make the drug look appealing. The article is

targeting people who are suffering from depression. By using personal stories from people who

have used ketamine, it gives hope to the people suffering and makes them want to give it a try

even though the article states there are risks.

Benedict Carey has been a science reporter for The New York Times since 2004. Previously,

he was a health and medical writer for The Los Angeles Times from 2000 to 2004. Mr. Carey

had been a freelance journalist since 1997, and before that a staff writer for Health Magazine.

The New York Times is well established news site. They have a detailed about us and contact us

page.

I will use this short article to demonstrate some of the more recent popular treatment options

that are relevant in today’s society. By looking into popular treatment options, I can further

establish the effects of depressive disorders has on people.

Cagliostro, Dina. “Depression Types, Causes, Symptoms, Statistics, & Treatment.” PSYCOM, ©

2019 Remedy Health Media, 12 Sept.2019,

https://www.psycom.net/depression.central.html.

The thesis of this article is gaining a deeper understanding of depression can help begin the

journey to recovery.

The article starts off by showing you a chart of statics of how many people in the U.S have

suffered from major depressive episodes within the past year (2017). The chart includes age

categories and ethics categories. The articles then goes on to explain a little about some different
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causes that could cause depression and the different types of depression. Then in the last two

portions the article goes into the signs and symptoms some people might displays and some

treatment options people can try.

The purpose I believe is just to inform readers about the different types of depressions and

how to notice when someone might be suffering from one of the them. I believe the intended

audience is for people who think they might have depression to get some quick information

about the subject.

Dina Cagliostro, PhD, is a licensed psychologist, specializing in child and adolescent

psychology, parenting, and family counseling. She lends her expertise and insights as a

contributor and reviewer for PsyCom. I’ve investigated the website and it has a detailed about us

page and contact page. The website also has many credible references that they pull their data

from like National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and Substance Abuse and Mental Health

Services Administration (SAMHSA).

Even though the article is short it has valuable information that I would like to oull for my

paper. It shows even more statics on how many people in the U.S. suffer daily from various

forms of depression. The article also goes into some treatment options that I believe are worth

mentioning in my paper. The website also has various links to different articles that I will also be

looking at.

Cho, Yunji, et al. “Factors Associated with Quality of Life in Patients with Depression: A

Nationwide Population-Based Study.” PLoS ONE, vol. 14, no. 7, July 2019, pp. 1–12.

EBSCOhost, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0219455.
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The thesis of this study is depression has been found to contribute to the development of several

chronic medical diseases, including heart disease and diabetes, resulting in further disability and

low quality of life, thus, in treating depression, the optimal treatment outcome has been

recognized as full remission of depressive symptoms and improvements in psychosocial

functioning.

The introduction of this study states the importance of improving the quality of life of people

by treating depression and then explains that their nationwide study aims to identify associated

factors of patients with depression based on their variables: age, sex, residential area, education,

household income, spouse, employment, current smoking, drinking, regular exercise, obesity,

metabolic syndrome, subjective perception of health and mental health status. This study was

based on the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES), a cross-

sectional health examination and survey conducted by Ministry of Health and Welfare, Korea

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Division of Health and Nutrition Survey. The

next section talks about how they collected their data and the targeted population. Then the study

goes on the explain they measured quality of life and mental health through a questionnaire,

aided by trained supervisors. Next the study tell you how they calculated their statistical analyses

which were performed using SAS 9.2 software (SAS institute, Inc., Cary, NC). Then the study

provides two huge tables detailed with their results. At the end of the article they talk about extra

information you would like to know about the study.

The purpose of this study in purely for academic reasons. It’s an informative study that allows

reader to fully grasp and see the statics behind how much depression influences people’s lives.

They are a total of ten authors that worked on this study and they’re all from Korea working

in different units of hospitals, psychiatric wards, and family practices. The page also tells you
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what college of medicine they graduated from. Colleges like Korea University College of

Medicine and Catholic University College of Medicine. I pulled this study from EBSCOhost

which is a known academic website.

I will use this study to further my statement that depression is a worldwide issue. It’s a study

shown that if you can treat depressive symptoms people’s quality of life all around will improve.

I will pull statistics used in this study.

Durbin, Emily C. “How Does Depression Affect Functioning?" The Psych 101 Series:

Depression 101, Springer Publishing Company, 1st edition, 2013. Credo Reference,

http://sinclair.ohionet.org/login?url=https://search.credoreference.com/content/entry/spd/

how_does_depression_affect_functioning/0?institutionId=6043. Accessed 17 Oct. 2019

The thesis of this article is depression disorders extends far beyond the symptoms used to

identify and characterize them.

The article starts off by naming multiple studies with links that quantify how severely

depression affects health care costs, as well as lost productivity in work or school settings. Then

the article goes on to explain the different courses that different depressive disorders goes

through. To included data on how long the depressive episodes can happen, recovery time,

relapses, etc. The next section talks about different ways depressive disorders affect cognitive

functioning and social and interpersonal functioning. The article also goes on to the impacts

depression can have on work, educational, and health performances. The article comes to end by

talking about data found on suicide rates and suicidal attempts.

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The author wrote this article to educate people on the mindsets of people who are struggling

with depression and the progression people go through depending on the disorder. The author

introduced a bunch of data and research done to get accurate numbers to represent the large

quantity of people suffering in todays society. The amount of data shown is meant for I believe

people who are trying to educate themselves whether the reason being for a friend, family

member, or even client. It could even be intended for a person struggling with one these

disorders to get a better understanding.

The author is Dr. Emily C. Durbin and she is a psychologist. If you look the author up, she is

a licensed psychologist and, in the article, that she posted from her book she has many references

to cite where she got all her data and research from. You can easily follow the information on her

reference page and get to the research she collected.

I plan to use this article to talk about how severely depressive orders can affect a large

quantity of our society. It can affect people’s health, social, and work performances. I will

always use to it to prove that it’s not as easy as taking a pill or injection to numb the pain. It is a

lifetime of struggles.

Tusa, Nina, et al. “The Profiles of Health Care Utilization among a Non-Depressed Population

and Patients with Depressive Symptoms with and without Clinical Depression.”

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care, vol. 37, no. 3, Sept. 2019, pp. 312–318.

EBSCOhost, doi:10.1080/02813432.2019.1639904.

This study thesis is that even mild depressive symptoms are associated with an increased use of

health service.
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The study starts off by giving some background information about depressive disorders and

how much they are linked to healthcare issues among patients. The next sections states how they

conducted their study. The data of the present study are based on the Finnish Depression and

Metabolic Syndrome in Adults (FDMSA) (2009–2011) study and its 5-year follow-up (2012–

2016) study [[19]]. These studies were conducted in municipalities within the Central Finland

Hospital District in Finland with a catchment area of 274,000 inhabitants. The next section

describes how they calculated their statics and then moved on quickly to tell you about their

results. The results are very detailed and included a comparison chart. Then for the final section

they just talk about more information regarding the study. In their primary care setting study was

that profiles and amount of health service (HS) use were, in general, similar among people with

depressive symptoms (DS) without clinical depression and those fulfilling the diagnostic criteria.

The purpose of this study is for academic reasons. It’s a academic study to show even the

slightest symptoms of depression can affect healthcare on a large scale.

There was a total of 8 people who worked together on this study. Each person had some sort

if degree in medicine or psychology. Some were strictly researchers from a lab and others were

from institutions of medical and public health. They even had one person who was from sport

medicine. I got this study from EBSCOhost which is a known academic website.

I plan to use another study for my paper to outline the slightest symptoms from depression

can have more impact on society than we think. This study compares people with depression

against people who don’t, and it highlights the increase and decrease of health care between the

two. I believe this study can further one of my points that it’s important that we recognize

depressive signs in people that are starting to manifest and get them help.
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Villines, Zawn. “How Does Depression Affect the Body?” Medical News Today,

MediLexicon International, 9 July 2018,

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/322395.php.

This articles thesis is the effects of depression may extend beyond a person's emotions and

mental health. Depression can also affect a person's physical health.

The article starts off by describing the common definition of depression and how it can be

very similar to PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder). Then goes on to give a list of symptoms

that commonly associate with depression disorders. Then the article goes on to explain some of

the common physical health problems that are caused by depression.

I believe the purpose is to inform readers that are researching common symptoms of their

condition. It’s not too extensive so I believe it’s just a place to get some quick information.

The author is Zawn Villines is an Atlanta-based writer specializing in behavioral health and

addiction. She attended Georgia State University, Berry College, and the Catholic University of

America, where she studied psychology, philosophy, and journalism. The article also has been

reviewed and approved by Timothy J. Legg, a licensed psychologist and a licensed/board-

certified psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in private practice in the upstate New York

area. He is also certified as a Master Addictions Counselor through the National Certification

Commission for Addiction Professionals. The author has given links to where she pulled her

research from. I’ve also checked out the website itself by look at the detailed about us and

contact us page and the site look legit.

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This article is not very long, but I plan to use this page to share what some common

knowledge people know about the disorder to strengthen my statement on how harmful

depression can be on the body itself. What depressive orders can do to the body and how to

notice these signs in other people.

Samuel T. Wilkinson, MD, Rachel B. Katz, MD, Mesut Toprak, MD, Ryan Webler, BA, Robert

B. Ostroff, MD, and Gerard Sanacora, MD, PhD “Acute and Longer-Term Outcomes

Using Ketamine as a Clinical Treatment at the Yale Psychiatric Hospital.” Europe PCM,

U.S. National Library of Medicine (NCBI/NLM), 24 July 2018,

https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6296748.

This study shows the authors experiences over 30 months of providing ketamine as a clinical

treatment to participants with severe and treatment-resistant mood disorders.

The article starts off by explaining what the study is. In October 2014, their institution began

providing ketamine as an off-label therapeutic agent on a case-by-case basis for patients who

were unable to participate in ongoing research protocols. Then the next section talks about their

methods and clinical protocols of how they administered the drug ketamine. The next section

talks about the study results to include outcomes and safety measures. The article ends off with

discussion points about the study.

The purpose of this study is for academic research. The rumor that the popular club drug

ketamine is being used to cure sever cases of depression has not been tested and studied enough

and this study is one of the many to come.

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There are six researchers that worked on this study. All the authors are licensed and work at

Yale to study ketamine. I’ve investigated the website and they have a detailed contact us and

about us page and it looks legit. I’ve also looked up the study through many different websites

and resources and it look like a legit academic study done at Yale Psychiatric Hospital.

I’ve been hearing about an uprising new successful drug called ketamine to treat sever cases

of depressive disorders such as clinical depression and major depressive disorder. Part of my

research paper will be about some possible treatment options you can look at if you’re a person

who struggles with depression. So, I can use this study to say yes go for it or no I don’t think this

drug is a good idea based on what I’ve found.