D#6, HW#5 - Rhetorically Situating a Source

Source: Sanderson, K., Andrews, G. (2006 February). Common mental disorders in the workforce: recent findings from descriptive and social epidemiology. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 51, Issue 2, p63-75. Retrieved from http://ezp.mc.maricopa.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/
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The primary author is Kristy Sanderson, PhD. Dr. Sanderson is a Research Fellow at the Queensland University of Technology, Centre for Health Research, in Kelvin Grove, Australia. The secondary author is Gavin Andrews, MD. Dr. Andrews is a professor for the School of Psychiatry at St. Vincent's Hospital, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. The paper was supported by a Fellowship to Dr. Sanderson from National Health and Medical Research Council Public Health (Australia). The paper presents itself as primarily an informative work, and I believe this is the main purpose of the paper, to provide information on the current relationship of mental illness and reduced work productivity. The main audience is workers in the public health community. This is indicated by the scientifically-presented results, and heavy use of public health surveys as sources.