Documents that show my development as I work
Currently, I’m a journalism minor so the writing I have learnt is crucial to the writing I will be doing in future classes and professions. The essays and notes I had helped shape the kind of skills I will need for research papers. The most important process I learned was definitely gathering information for my paper on mental illness. That forced me to develop my citations and hone in on writing that required purely informational and unbiased perspectives. Embedding quotes was also extremely helpful. Most importantly, was analyzing work and describing other people’s information while maintaining my own voice. This will be expected out of professional work in articles I hope to write.
My Research in Class:
Lannigan, Elizabeth Griffin, and Noyes, Susan. “Occupational Therapy for Adults Living With Serious Mental Illness.” AJOT: American Journal of Occupational Therapy, vol. 73, no. 5, 2019, p. NA. Gale Academic Onefile. https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A600789079/AONE?u=udel_main&sid=AONE&xid=3cf8edbd. Accessed 23 Oct. 2019.
This scholarly article provides the experience of an individual, Rosa, who is experiencing the mental disorder schizophrenia. The article documents her journey through occupational therapy and how it affects her overall wellbeing. This study can be used to help me analyze the particular conditions of one individual in the American healthcare system receiving care for their mental health. This can be used as a counterargument to my thesis that healthcare is getting better about taking care of people who are suffering with these types of conditions. The authors document how Rosa went from having difficulties with daily tasks, by the end of the study being able to be more self sufficient then she was before. This proves that steps are being made to make people mental illness less stigmatized and teaching people who have it ways to cope and deal with their symptoms, whichever illness they may have.
Rasmussen, Justin D. et al. “Portrayals of mental illness, treatment, and relapse and their effects on the stigma of mental illness: population based random randomized survey experiment in rural Uganda.” PLoS Medicine, vol. 16, no.9, 2019, p. 1002908. Gale Academic Onefile. https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A602047178/AONE?u=udel_main&sid=AONE&xid=e4973767. Accessed 22 Oct. 2019.
This study helped me expand on having a worldwide view rather than be limited to just the United States. It is extremely important to recognize that acceptance and care for mental health is progressing in the United States in ways that are much more faster compared to other countries in the world, even though domestically there are still many problems. The experiment primarily looks at how relapse and treatment is tied to the stigma to mental illness. The experimenters looked at how people want to hear about people being “fixed” of their illness and no longer suffering from their conditions. That is not true, as mental illness does not just go away. This experiment will aid me in addressing and describing where the stigma comes from, and what it means to have a mental condition that is lifelong. The most important piece of the article reflects on how people view someone with a mental disorder and how I can use the information to present the history of negative attitudes that exist all around the world.
“Report: Many substance abuse, mental health patients go untreated in Michigan.” Crain’s Detroit Business, 5 Aug. 2019, p. 0036. Gale General OneFile, https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A595901876/ITOF?u=udel_main&sid=ITOF&xid=9e5dca97. Accessed 24 Oct. 2019.
This article provides another example to aid my thesis that healthcare is heading in the wrong direction because it gives a modern context, 2019, and an example of people being left untreated. These individuals in specifically Michigan will help support my paper’s primary thesis because it reflects on people in poverty or poor individuals being neglected causing incredible determinants such as job loss. The direct correlation between mental illness and harsh living conditions is clearly represented in these statistics. Also, a specific example the paper gives is information on how there is not enough therapists/psychiatrists for teenagers or children in the area. This is an obvious example of people not having access to proper therapy, medication, or rehabilitation for mental illness because of their socio economic or geo-political region.
“NAMI New Hampshire.” New Hampshire Business Review, 14 Oct. 2016, p. S26. Gale General OneFile, https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A470558071/ITOF?u=udel_main&sid=ITOF&xid=cbbbde1f. Accessed 24 Oct. 2019.
This article provides specific statistics to the experience of people in the United States and how common mental illness is in this country. I want to look worldwide, and domestically to how mental health is treated or stigmatized and this article will give background to everyday people attempting to make a difference by supporting those in their life that have not received the type of care the government or healthcare system in America has not fulfilled. This article is important because it helps support the idea that mental illness should be destigmatized, but supports my thesis that people have to fundraise for change. People have to look outside of the individuals or systems that should be providing them care and have to support each other by raising awareness and relating the disorders or experiences to people’s lives.
“Wide abuse: mental institutions imprison 2% of youth.” Russian Life, Sept.-Oct. 2004, p. 9. Gale General OneFile, https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A122164226/ITOF?u=udel_main&sid=ITOF&xid=9b82141c. Accessed 24 Oct. 2019.
The article provided is an analysis of the abuse occurring in Russia with youth being sent to institutions. I thought about just focusing on the American healthcare system but it would be too important not to focus on other countries and how they treat mental disorders. This paper states that children are being removed from homes for behaving well so they are deemed unfit and sent to institutions that are not helpful, but extremely detrimental. A point that this information allows me to reflect on how the stigma of mental illness causes extremely harmful responses that result in abuse and neglect, especially in places where it is not understood. I can use this article to support my thesis on the ongoing abuse in systems, especially not the United States and give my own reflection on how what the proper treatment and rehab could look like to aid in ongoing symptoms. The abuse illustrated here can provide a clear example of what proper care is not.
Patricia D’Antonio. “History of Psychiatric Hospitals”. Penn Nursing. https://www.nursing.upenn.edu/nhhc/nurses-institutions-caring/history-of-psychiatric-hospitals/. Accessed 1 November 2019.
https://origins.osu.edu/article/americas-long-suffering-mental-health-system
Deva Meshvara. “ Mental health and mental healthcare in Asia”. World Psychiatric. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1489866/ Accessed 10 November 2019.
Kevin Simon et al. “Addressing Poverty and Mental Ilness”. Pyschatric Times. https://ps.psychiatryonline.org/doi/full/10.1176/appi.ps.201100529 Accessed 10 November 2019.
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Writing Processes
1- To write I usually do everything when the deadline is pressing. I work under pressure and it’s much better, and would be much more relaxing to do it with drafts instead of fixing everything on the spot. It would probably be much better anyways.
2- I usually write in my bed but it doesn’t get a lot of work done. Since college started I find writing in crowded spaces with headphones in helps me get a lot more work done for whatever reason.
Sophie's Writing 