User:LV565/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
I am evaluating a Psychology article regarding anxiolytics. Anxiolytic

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I choose this article because aside from being interested in Abnormal Psychology, it also relates to my job. Working at a pharmacy, I deal with all kinds of medications on a regular basis. I thought this article was going to be poorly written since I didn't imagine a lot of people were well informed, but I was wrong.

Evaluate the article
Lead Section: The lead section summarizes what an anxiolytic is in very simple terms, but it doesn't explain the sections that will be covered as one continues to read the article. I would say that the lead section is extremely concise, and not in a good way.

Content: The information is up to date since it is frequently updated and new medications and conditions are included. The most recent edit was last week. However, when it talks about which medications can treat the disorder I believe that it fails to mention other medications that can also be used as anxiolytics, or what other "popular uses" medications can have, mainly the ones used for anxiety and depression since it mentions depression in the article. I find the article to be very informative since they mention all the types of anxiety disorders, and provide a brief description of each.

Tone and Balance: I don't think that this article has any bias neither does it try to persuade anyone into believing anything. This article is informative, with a neutral tone. The article doesn't focus on opinions since there are enough facts to cover the information needed.

Sources: Most facts are backed up by reliable sources and cited properly. The sources (those provided) were through and written by well-known authors. I would say the sources are current since it ranges from early 2000s to 2021. There are better sources that provide more in-depth answers to this article, even though some authors and websites are recognizable I believe that the information is just a quick overview and could benefit from more depth. All links provided work.

Organization: The article is very concise, it is easy to read, and does not have any grammatical errors to my knowledge.

Images: The article does not provide any images, but it provides a table with the different anxiety disorders, and the medication's classification.

Talk Page: The discussion on the Talk Page is cordial, and to the point. The conversations people are having is regarding including more medications that can also be used to treat anxiety, or about some medications that are included, but are not commonly used to treat anxiety.

Overall Impression: Overall, I liked the article, it was simple and informative. I believe that simplicity is the article's strength since a lot of people searching for this answer may not have any clue what anxiety is or what anxiolytics are. However for me, it needed a bit more depth since I already knew the basics of this topic. If we are going the simplistic route, I would exclude the medications that are not commonly used to treat anxiety since it can confuse others. I think that the article is well-developed, but has room for improvement.

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