Evaluation of Scholarly Sources

In this post I will be analyzing two scholarly sources regarding my controversy about the recent revisions made to the DSM-5. The main revision my controversy focuses on is the deletion of the bereavement exclusion to diagnose Major Depressive Disorder. So now, a patient can be diagnosed with clinical depression even if they have recently lost a loved one, which would have previously just have been considered grief.

Source A: Bereavement-related depression: Did the changes induced by DSM-V make a difference? Results from a large population-based survey of French residents

Bergmann, Hannah, "Bereavement-related depression: Did the changes induced by DSM-V make a difference? Results from a large population-based survey of French residents," September 6, 2015 via screenshot, Attribution Generic 2.0 License

1. What is its purpose?
• The purpose of this article was to analyze the increase in the prevalence of depression with the new DSM-V diagnostic criteria.
2. How and where is it published?
• It was published in the Journal of Affective Disorders both in print and online.
3. What kinds of sources does it cite?
• This article cites many sources, almost all of which are scientific research and their findings.
4. Who is the author?
• The five authors are Clesse Florence, Leray Emmanuelle, Bodeau-Livinec Florence, Husky Mathilde, and Kovess-Masfety Viviane.
5. Who is its intended audience?
• The intended audience is other scholars in the psychiatric field.
6. How did I find it?
• I found this article through a search on Web of Science.

Source B: The push and pull of grief: Approach and avoidance in bereavement

Bergmann, Hannah, "The push and pull of grief: Approach and avoidance in bereavement," September 2, 2015 via screenshot, Attribution Generic 2.0 License

1. What is its purpose?
• This purpose of this article is to investigate the approach/avoidant behaviors typical in individuals who have recently been bereaved.
2. How and where is it published?
• This article was published in the Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, both in print and online.
3. What kinds of sources does it cite?
• This article cites many sources, almost all of which are scientific research and their findings.
4. Who is the author?
• The four authors are Fiona Maccallum, Simon Sawday, Mike Rinck, and Richard A. Bryant.
5. Who is its intended audience?
• The intended audience is other scholars in the psychiatric field.
6. How did I find it?
• I found this article through a search on Web of Science.

Note: A previous version of this blog post was posted on September 6, 2015 at 5:08 pm, but was deleted due to unknown reasons. I had to redo it entirely, so the content of this one might differ from what was originally intended.
That was a very formal way of saying: technology sucks and deleted my work. I had to redo it and this is that redo.