Unrelenting: a media-focused political economy analysis of antidepressant use in Canada

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dc.contributor.authorSmith, Adam
dc.contributor.examiningcommitteeLevasseur, Karine (Political Studies) Chernomas, Robert (Economics)en_US
dc.contributor.supervisorDesai, Radhika (Political Studies)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2016-10-14T14:39:38Z
dc.date.available2016-10-14T14:39:38Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.degree.disciplinePolitical Studiesen_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Arts (M.A.)en_US
dc.description.abstractAlthough extensive evidence suggests antidepressants are a non-effective treatment for the majority of depressive cases where they are prescribed and despite other developed countries taking steps to provide alternative treatments, Canada's prescription rates continue rising and no state action is being taken. The primary purpose of this study is to explore whether the media in English-speaking Canada, represented by its "newspaper of record," The Globe and Mail, has been performing its essential role in informing Canadians about the controversy surrounding antidepressants and the pharmaceutical system that that has made them central to treating depression. Data was collected in the form of newspaper articles from between 2000 and 2015 in order to analyze media coverage to ensure the essential facts were reported and to qualify to what degree a patient advocacy role challenging the norms of contemporary treatment has been adopted.en_US
dc.description.noteFebruary 2017en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/31889
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
dc.subjectAntidepressantsen_US
dc.subjectAnti-depressantsen_US
dc.subjectSelective serotonin reuptake inhibitoren_US
dc.subjectPharmaceutical industryen_US
dc.subjectPolitical economyen_US
dc.subjectMediaen_US
dc.subjectCanadaen_US
dc.titleUnrelenting: a media-focused political economy analysis of antidepressant use in Canadaen_US
dc.typemaster thesisen_US
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