User:Azengvoong/Evaluate an Article

Evaluate an article
This is where you will complete your article evaluation. Please use the template below to evaluate your selected article.


 * Antidepressant: Antidepressant
 * I have chosen to evaluate this article because we are currently learning about antidepressants in our therapeutics course.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?

Lead evaluation
The Lead includes an introductory sentence that includes a good definition of what antidepressant drugs are and what they are used for. The Lead includes brief introductions to some of the article's main sections and uses a table of contents to list all of the sections in more detail for the user's easy navigation. The Lead does not include information not present in the article, and is generally concise for the average reader looking to learn the basic about antidepressants.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * Is the content up-to-date?
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?

Content evaluation
The article's content is relevant to the topic, including both facts about antidepressants in general, the history of their development, and recent trends in society and culture related to antidepressants. While the content is generally up-to-date, it is missing some more recent data, such as more detail about the usage of esketamine (recently approved in March 2019 as a rapid-acting antidepressant) or more recent data about prescription trends and antidepressant usage in the past decade. It is also missing details about bupropion, but does include a link to the article specifically for bupropion.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral?
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?

Tone and balance evaluation
The article is very neutrally written, focusing mostly on presenting general facts about the mechanism of actions of different antidepressants, what conditions they are used for, and how widely they are used. There do not appear to be any claims that are heavily biased toward a particular position. However, while the section on adherence does not directly present any opinions, it does suggest to the reader that the issue of adherence is one that causes many inconveniences. Overall, most viewpoints are fairly represented. I found it interesting that there was a somewhat extensive section on environmental impacts of antidepressants, and would have liked to see the social science section include more information about alternative medicine used to treat depression.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
 * Are the sources current?
 * Check a few links. Do they work?

Sources and references evaluation
The facts in the article are backed by a combination of secondary and primary sources of information, including both textbooks and reviews as well as more specific primary research from peer-edited journals. The sources are thorough, reflecting much of the literature available from various sources. The sources are fairly current, but because medicine is a constantly evolving field, could use some more updated sources from the last five years, if appropriate. A spot-check of the links for the sources shows that the links work.

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?

Organization evaluation
The article is generally well-written - the sentences are easy to understand and the paragraphs are organized well with concise topic sentences that introduce the content to come. However, the article does have some grammatical errors and inconsistencies. Overall, the article is well-organized and the sections are appropriately grouped into the main points that are important to know about antidepressants.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?
 * Are images well-captioned?
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?

Images and media evaluation
The article includes very few images, but the ones that are included help to enhance understanding of the topic that the image is relevant to. The images have captions that are clear and concise descriptions. All images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations. The images are laid out in a visually appealing way - they do not interrupt the flow of of the text and are sized appropriately.

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?

Talk page evaluation
The conversations that are currently going on around the topic of antidepressants are related more to the efficacy and usage of the drugs for both depression and other disorders. This article is part of three WikiProjects - medicine (rated C-class, high-importance), pharmacology (rated C-class, high-importance), and neuroscience (C-class, mid-importance). In class, we generally talk about the clinical usage of antidepressants, current guidelines, and forming the therapeutic plan based on the patient's symptoms. However, Wikipedia goes into detail too about some less commonly used drugs and includes less clinically relevant topics like the environmental impacts of antidepressants of the history of how antidepressants came into the market.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status?
 * What are the article's strengths?
 * How can the article be improved?
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?

Overall evaluation
Overall, the article is dependable as a source for gaining a basic understanding of antidepressants. The article is fairly thorough in mentioning most topics that somebody turning to Wikipedia might want to know about antidepressants, but could be improved by a few updates in light of the details from more recent literature. I would assess the article's completeness as well-developed - to the average reader, the article is very detailed and complete.

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