Instructions: I’d like you to please develop a thesis
statement that will drive your assignment topic.
Topic: Provide the history and brief background of the drug Duloxetine
which is an antidepressant medicine that falls under the psychotropic
classification known as a serotonin-noradrenaline reuptake inhibitor (SNRI). Next,
provide history on what it is used for, how it works (i.e., mechanism of
action), receptor sites the drug targets, and the drug’s primary effect.
Discuss the subclassification of the psychotropic and provide a critical
analysis of why it is used over other drugs (or if it is not commonly used,
explain why). Also, provide if the FDA approves the drug and, if so, the date
and the Agency’s approved use. Also, ensure to include side effects, adverse
effects, and contraindications or drug-to-drug interactions of the
psychotropic. Further, discuss how the drug impacts children, adolescents, and
older adults and how to minimize complications of the drugs based on the
population. Finally, provide a conclusion on the importance of the drug and how
it is essential to the clinical psychological and psychopharmacology fields.
You must include at least four peer-reviewed sources to
support and substantiate your work. If you use additional resources, they must
be academically grounded and scholarly. All sources must be within five years
or newer.
Annotated Bibliography: For this portion, students must
identify four peer-reviewed journals or other journals with reliable
information (do not use sources from the secular press, i.e., Psychology Today,
Simply Psychology, Very Well Mind, Time, Newsweek, Parent’s Today, etc.). Ask
your instructor if it is an acceptable source when in doubt. In these journals,
the research and information are either reviewed by an editorial team (such as
for the Harvard Business Review) or a group of peers (such as in many journals
you find through the APU online library). Research cannot be older than 5
years. Nonetheless, the annotated bibliography should include the purpose of
the study, method, significant findings, and significance to the field.
Therefore, your assignment should have the three
subheadings:
Topic
Thesis Statement
Annotated Bibliography
NOTE: Sources such as WebMD, Wikipedia, Cleveland Clinic,
Mayo Clinic, Cherry, Psychology Today, Simply Psychology, Parent’s Day, news
articles, op-eds, blogs, and encyclopedias are not scholarly sources and should
not be used. In these journals, the research and information are either
reviewed by an editorial team (such as for the Harvard Business Review) or a
group of peers.
This assignment aims to assist you in developing research
analysis skills, including critical thinking, writing, and literature research
skills.
This paper must be written through a biological lens.
Meaning a discussion of the genetic/biological origin and treatments is
required. Do not include non-biologically-based treatment methods such as
counseling, therapy, support groups, etc.
