Article Review Questions:
- What was the major purpose or problem described in this article?
- What, if any, were the hypotheses or research questions?
- What sample was used in this research?
- What types of methods of data collection were used?
- What were the results and conclusions of this research?
- What is your opinion or reaction to this research?
- Article Review Instructions:
-
- Follow the Sample Article Review Format attached in preparing your paper. This is what your article review should look like when you submit to Blackboard.
- Spelling, grammar, correct format, content, and clarity are all graded. Be professional.
- Ensure you do not plagiarize. There is no accidental plagiarism. See the ‘Welcome to Psychology’ folder for information on how not to plagiarize or ask your instructor.
- All answers must be in your own words or you must properly cite (see announcement on APA for help).
You will turn your paper into Blackboard and it will scan it through SafeAssign to check for plagiarism so please do not copy and paste your answer. - As a part of this course, you will be required to review professional journal articles and subsequently write a review on the article of your choice. To help you understand what your review should look like, a sample Article Review Paper with appropriate formatting has been attached.Please take some time to go through the articles provided and select one that interests you to conduct your review. In case you are completing this assignment off-campus, please review the “Article Review Helpful Hints” that are also attached. This document will also be useful if you are on campus, so please read it carefully. Once you have read the article, please answer six questions using the scientific methods discussed in the course and your textbook.
- Journal of PsychlatryBJPRevista Brasileira de PsiqulatriaBraz J Psychiatry. 2020 Mar-Apr;42(2): 168-174doi: 10.1590/1516-4446-2019-0455Brazilian Psychiatric AssociationCC BY-NCORIGINAL ARTICLEPsychotic and affective symptoms of early-onset bipolar disorder: an observational study of patients in first manic episodeLee Fu-I,’ Wagner de S. Gurgel,’D Sheila C. Caetano, Rodrigo Machado-Vieira, Yuan P. Wang’ G’Departamento de Psiquiatria, Instituto de Psiquiatria, Hospital das Clnicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de S?o Paulo (USP), S?o Paulo, SP, Brazil. 2 Departamento de Psiquiatria, Universidade Federal de S?o Paulo (UNIFESP), S?o Paulo, SP, Brazil. 3 University of TexasHealth Science Center, Houston, TX, USA.Objective: Presence of psychotic symptoms seems to be a commonplace in early-onset bipolar disorder (BD). However, few studies have examined their occurrence in adolescent-onset BD. We sought to investigate the frequency of affective and psychotic symptoms observed during the first manic episode in adolescents.Methods: Forty-nine adolescents with bipolar I disorder (DSM-IV criteria) were admitted to a psychiatric hospital during their first acute manic episode. Assessment for current psychiatric diagnosis was performed by direct clinical interview and the DSM-IV version of the Diagnostic Interview for Children and Adolescents (DICA).Results: Teenage inpatients with BD consistently exhibited typical manic features, such as euphoria, grandiosity, and psychomotor agitation. In addition, disorganization and psychotic symptoms were present in 82 and 55% of the total sample, respectively. There was no significant difference in symptoms between early- and late-adolescent subgroups. Remarkably, most patients (76% reported previous depressive episode(s); of these, 47% had prominent psychotic features in the prior depressive period.Conclusion: These findings suggest that disorganization and psychotic symptoms during the first
