SSRI-Human Entanglements
On Becoming with Antidepressants
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6136455 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Javier García-Martínez (0000-0002-7617-6569, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2025-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Archivio antropologico mediterraneo (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2038-3215 • E-ISSN: 2038-3215 |
| Publisher | OpenEdition (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.4000/145ox |
| OpenAlex | W4411455424 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 28 |
Biomedical research considers antidepressants in terms of “effectiveness” and “adverse events,” but an ethnographic approach can reveal the intersections between Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressants and humans through an analysis of lived experiences. I analyse lived experiences and the transformative effect of SSRI treatment on daily practices through digital ethnographies on the Discord platform within online mental health support communities. I propose to consider the SSRI-human intersection as multiple ontological becomings, shaped by daily practices – from taking the pill to experiencing both adverse and desired bodily changes. These transformations range from emotional numbness, loss of libido, a conflicted sense of self, or increased productivity. These intersections also transform the ontology of antidepressants understood as “pharmakon,” altering their perception as either “good” or “bad,” medicine or poison
Adverse effect · Antidepressant · Anxiety · Citalopram · Developmental psychology · Epistemology · Mental health · Ontology · Perception · Pill · Psychiatry · Psychotherapist · Transformative learning · Medicine · Mental Health and Patient Involvement · Mental Health Treatment and Access · Psychology · Treatment of Major Depression · Pharmacology
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