My chosen article is “What to
Do When a Patient Admits an H.I.V. Phobia” from The New York Times health section. Below, I have tracked the sources and
provided insight as to why I believe they are credible based on the guidance
from “Criteria to Evaluate the Credibility of WWW Resources.”
HIV/AIDS in the Health Guide of The New York Times
This source comes from The New York Times website, a news site, under the Health Guide. The article was referenced from A.D.A.M., Inc. It is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org). The article was written within the last year, and several health professors have reviewed it. A.D.A.M.’s copyright is also attached to the bottom of the article. There are no clues as to the fact that this article is biased. Two credible books were used as sources for the article. The references of the medical books are below. I believe that HIV/AIDS could be fully covered with WWW sources.
Sterling TR, Chaisson RE. General clinical manifestations of human immunodeficiency virus infection (including the acute retroviral syndrome and oral, cutaneous, renal, ocular, metabolic, and cardiac diseases). In: Mandell GL, Bennett JE, Dolin R, eds. Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett’s Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases . 7th ed. Philadelphia, Pa.: Elsevier Churchill-Livingstone; 2009:chap 121.
Phobia definition in the Heath Guide of The New York Times
Phobia is defined on The New York Times website, a news site, under the Heath Guide. The article was referenced from A.D.A.M., Inc. It is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org). The article provides the reader with the option of discovering more information on “phobia” that can be found on other sites. The article is fairly current, dating 3/7/2012. It has been reviewed by a number of medical doctors. A.D.A.M.’s copyright is attached in the reference section of the article at the bottom, providing additional credibility. There is no information in the article showing bias. One medical book was used as a reference, Massachusetts General Hospital Comprehensive Clinical Psychiatry. WWW sources are sufficient enough for the definition of phobia.
Taylor CT, Pollack MH, LeBeau RT, Simon NM. Anxiety disorders: Panic, social anxiety, and generalized anxiety. In: Stern TA, Rosenbaum JF, Fava M, Biederman J, Rauch SL, eds. Massachusetts General Hospital Comprehensive Clinical Psychiatry . 1st ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier; 2008:chap 32.
Pascal's wager and the hanging of crepe
This source can be referenced from Pub Med, a government website sponsored by the US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health. It is a citation of biomedical literature from MEDLINE. The author is clearly stated at the top of the site. The reader can find more information on medical research, clinical trials, and other medical articles written by the author if he/she chooses by simply clicking on the author’s name. The author is not biased in any part of the article. The citation, Pascal's wager and the hanging of crepe, comes from the 1975 paper. The information is derived from the 1975 paper, so it is not current. However, the article from The New York Times is simply referencing a theory from the 1975 paper of a credible philosopher of the time, Pascal. The source’s information is listed in the full text citation on The New England Journal of Medicine’s website, which is an organization website. Print sources would provide balance to the article.
A potential negative impact of doctors treating patients who are fearful that they have H.I.V. is that those patients are possibly receiving treatment that is unnecessary. Time, money, and energy are wasted throughout the process. The physical aspect of the treatment for one who does not need to receive it can be exhausting and financially burdening.
References
Zuger, Abigail. "What to Do When a Patient Admits an H.I.V. Phobia." Well What to Do When a Patient Admits an HIV Phobia Comments. The New York Times, 15 Sept. 2014. Web. 19 Sept. 2014.
Siegler, Mark. "Result Filters." National Center for Biotechnology Information. U.S. National Library of Medicine, 23 Oct. 1975. Web. 19 Sept. 2014.
Siegler, Mark. "Pascal's Wager and the Hanging of Crepe." The New England Journal of Medicine. The New England Journal of Medicine, 23 Oct. 1975. Web. 19 Sept. 2014.
HIV/AIDS in the Health Guide of The New York Times
This source comes from The New York Times website, a news site, under the Health Guide. The article was referenced from A.D.A.M., Inc. It is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org). The article was written within the last year, and several health professors have reviewed it. A.D.A.M.’s copyright is also attached to the bottom of the article. There are no clues as to the fact that this article is biased. Two credible books were used as sources for the article. The references of the medical books are below. I believe that HIV/AIDS could be fully covered with WWW sources.
Sterling TR, Chaisson RE. General clinical manifestations of human immunodeficiency virus infection (including the acute retroviral syndrome and oral, cutaneous, renal, ocular, metabolic, and cardiac diseases). In: Mandell GL, Bennett JE, Dolin R, eds. Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett’s Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases . 7th ed. Philadelphia, Pa.: Elsevier Churchill-Livingstone; 2009:chap 121.
Phobia definition in the Heath Guide of The New York Times
Phobia is defined on The New York Times website, a news site, under the Heath Guide. The article was referenced from A.D.A.M., Inc. It is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org). The article provides the reader with the option of discovering more information on “phobia” that can be found on other sites. The article is fairly current, dating 3/7/2012. It has been reviewed by a number of medical doctors. A.D.A.M.’s copyright is attached in the reference section of the article at the bottom, providing additional credibility. There is no information in the article showing bias. One medical book was used as a reference, Massachusetts General Hospital Comprehensive Clinical Psychiatry. WWW sources are sufficient enough for the definition of phobia.
Taylor CT, Pollack MH, LeBeau RT, Simon NM. Anxiety disorders: Panic, social anxiety, and generalized anxiety. In: Stern TA, Rosenbaum JF, Fava M, Biederman J, Rauch SL, eds. Massachusetts General Hospital Comprehensive Clinical Psychiatry . 1st ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier; 2008:chap 32.
Pascal's wager and the hanging of crepe
This source can be referenced from Pub Med, a government website sponsored by the US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health. It is a citation of biomedical literature from MEDLINE. The author is clearly stated at the top of the site. The reader can find more information on medical research, clinical trials, and other medical articles written by the author if he/she chooses by simply clicking on the author’s name. The author is not biased in any part of the article. The citation, Pascal's wager and the hanging of crepe, comes from the 1975 paper. The information is derived from the 1975 paper, so it is not current. However, the article from The New York Times is simply referencing a theory from the 1975 paper of a credible philosopher of the time, Pascal. The source’s information is listed in the full text citation on The New England Journal of Medicine’s website, which is an organization website. Print sources would provide balance to the article.
A potential negative impact of doctors treating patients who are fearful that they have H.I.V. is that those patients are possibly receiving treatment that is unnecessary. Time, money, and energy are wasted throughout the process. The physical aspect of the treatment for one who does not need to receive it can be exhausting and financially burdening.
References
Zuger, Abigail. "What to Do When a Patient Admits an H.I.V. Phobia." Well What to Do When a Patient Admits an HIV Phobia Comments. The New York Times, 15 Sept. 2014. Web. 19 Sept. 2014.
Siegler, Mark. "Result Filters." National Center for Biotechnology Information. U.S. National Library of Medicine, 23 Oct. 1975. Web. 19 Sept. 2014.
Siegler, Mark. "Pascal's Wager and the Hanging of Crepe." The New England Journal of Medicine. The New England Journal of Medicine, 23 Oct. 1975. Web. 19 Sept. 2014.
Hi Morgan!
ReplyDeleteI really like the level of detail you put into why you believe the sources from your chosen article are credible! I think you chose a great article for this assignment because it is definitely an important issue that deserves to have the most credible sources and accurate facts in order for readers to have all of the important information they need when it comes to needing to know about HIV and treatment.