Talk:Motivation and emotion/Book/2021/Antidepressants and motivation

Maslows Hierarchy of Needs
Hi there, I felt it was important to note that Maslow's hierachry of needs is a pryamid and this pryamid serves an important purpose. In your work you refer to the hierarchy as a 'chain of command' throught the section "Maslow's theory of the hierarchy of needs". The lower part of the hierarchy refer to the 'foundational' needs (food, water, warmth, rest etc), without the foundational needs being met the pryamid (hierarchy) would be unable to stand as the 'foundations' are weak. This is an important distinction as a 'chain' implies each segment of the chain are as important as each other, which does not align with Maslow's theory. I believe some simple rewording through this section would showcase a stronger understanding of the theory.

All the best --GeorgiaH97 (discuss • contribs) 4:55, 27 August 2022 (UTC)

Dopamine
Hi there, I have recently discovered that despite dopamine being a key chemical in motivation, there are no selective dopamine reuptake inhibitors, due to decay. Just thought this might be something you may want to expand on.

Additionally, it might be beneficial to include a note or section on interactions between anti-depressants and other drugs.

Best wishes, Clawson2 (discuss • contribs) 07:42, 29 August 2021 (UTC)

-- Jtneill - Talk - c 02:04, 12 September 2021 (UTC)

General feedback for this chapter
Hi! @U3197375 How are you? I like the topic you have chosen, it has a lot on it so really, research should be easy as! I found the 'overview' really confusing, it is pretty wordy at the moment, but it seems as though you are in the process of starting your chapter, so I'm sure you have ample time to simplify. If you want to see what a decent length intro or overview looks like, you can check my page out :)

However, the content is good, once I had a few read-throughs. I think you are on the right track. Welldone.Can't wait to see what this looks like in a few weeks. --LozGrace (discuss • contribs) 08:57, 1 October 2021 (UTC)

Suggestion
Hey! I work in a pharmacy so this is a really interesting issue for me. At work over the years i have always noticed that antidepressants were always the most dispensed medication, and it concerned me a little. Here is an interesting article about the growing use of antidepressants without an actual diagnosis. Really interesting !! https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/abs/10.1377/hlthaff.2010.1024 --U3202984 (discuss • contribs) 11:21, 15 October 2021 (UTC)

-- Jtneill - Talk - c 23:48, 11 November 2021 (UTC)

-- Jtneill - Talk - c 09:34, 15 November 2021 (UTC)