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Critical Annotated bibliography on Mental Health Issues

Carolyne Chepkosgei,

RWS 1302

Elizabeth M. Levesque

October 11th, 2018

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Mental Health Issues Annotated Bibliography

Ewart, S. B., Happell, B., Bocking, J., Platania‐Phung, C., Stanton, R., & Scholz, B. (2017)

Social and material aspects of life and their impact on the physical health of people

diagnosed with mental illness. Health Expectations: An International Journal of Public

Participation in Health Care and Health Policy, 20(5), 984–991.

This article discusses the social and the material aspects of the people with mental health

issues. The authors state that people with mental health issues are likely to live around 20

years shorter live compared to an average person (pg. 985). The study done by the

authors was based on the health of a mental ill person and they looked on the ‘‘health

service consumer’s perspectives of physical health including the experiences of the

mental ill people interacting with mental health providers and their views with respect to

impediments, and enables of physical well-being’’(pg.985). They had consumers share

their experiences and opinions on the informants who deal with mental health issues. The

authors collaborated with the ACT Mental Health Consumers Network which is a ‘‘top

mental health consumer run public organization…’’(pg.985) which adds credibility to the

source. This is one of the good sources to use because it covers the need of health care

improvement and also different aspects of people with mental health issues.

Gans, Rachel. And Wardle, Claire. ‘‘Mad or Bad? Negotiating the boundaries of mental illness

on Law Order ‘Paper presented at the annual meeting of the international

Communication Association, Marriot Hotel, San Diego.CA, May 27,2003

The authors of this article analyze the depiction of mental illness in the show Law and

Order. Law and Order is a good example because it is a show that was being played on

the Showtime network and likely has a large population have been exposed to the show.
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The authors audience was the TV critics and media analysts because she was proving the

importance of “ripped form the headlines” shows such as Law and Order. ‘‘It is our belief

that the format of ripped from the headlines programs such as Law & Order use narrative,

drama, and emotion to provide a new and important space in which society can negotiate

definitions and attitudes about different social and political issues,” (Gans and Wardle).

An example of a topic that is used in the show is mental illness because Law and Order

provides the reasons why mentally ill persons commit crimes through narration and

conversation, which humanizes the mentally ill. This humanization is not currently used

in news media and therefore “negotiate(s) definitions” of mental illness. This is a credible

source in the subject of media and communication because the author has a master’s

degree from University of Pennsylvania in the field of communications and a master’s

degree form NYU in communications and Media.

Hinshaw, S.P. (2007). The Mark of Shame: Stigma of mental illness and an agenda for change.

New York: Oxford University Press, Inc. Kelly, C. M. (2007).

This book covers several topics addressing the questions why stigma is rampant in the

todays society and what could be done about it. The topics covered include defining

stigma and the concepts that are related to it and looking at it through the perspectives of

social psychology, sociology and evolutionary psychology. This book is an important

source for my research because the author is professor of psychology at the University of

California which gives it credibility. The book presents the history of views and

responses to mental illnesses from ancient times to our modern time which I find it

particularly interesting since it accounts on how concepts of mental illness and stigma

have evolved throughout time. Topics such as public attitudes toward people with mental
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illness, influence from media and different strategies to combat the stigma are also

revealed in this book.

Kangas, J. L., & Calvert, J. D. (2014). Ethical issues in mental health background checks for

firearm ownership. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 45(1), 76-83.

This journal article addresses ‘the need for and ethical considerations of current and

proposed mental health background checks, with particular regard to the confidentiality

policies of mental health professionals and the ramifications of having a national mental

health registry’(pg.76).This is a great source to use since it answers the question of what

may happen when the mental health issues are not addressed in the society ,the cause of

major violence in the and also a great background information on mental health issues

topic.

Lake, J., & Turner, M. S. (2017). Urgent Need for Improved Mental Health Care and a More

Collaborative Model of Care. The Permanente Journal, 21, 17–024.

http://doi.org/10.7812/TPP/17-024

This article addresses the challenges of the mental health care and the need of mental

health care improvement. Even though this article has been cited once, it is a quality

source since it supports the thesis of why the mental health care system should be

improved. The article states that ‘‘poverty is linked to higher burden mental illness with

variables such as education, food insecurity, housing, social class, socio-economic status,

and financial stress exhibiting a strong association. Most of these countries allocate

scarce financial resources to mental health care needs and have grossly inadequate

professional mental health services.’’(pg.1)The author Lake J. was Staff Psychiatrist at

the Oakland Medical Center in CA when the article was written, and another author
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Turner M.S. was the Director of Outpatient Mental Health and Addiction Medicine for

Regional Mental Health Services for The Permanente Medical Group, the Chief of the

Department of Psychiatry at the San Francisco Medical Center, and an Assistant Clinical

Professor at the University of California, San Francisco and this adds credibility to the

source since they all work at the mental health departments.

NAMI - The National Alliance on Mental Illness." NAMI. Charity Navigator and BBB, 2012.

Web. 24 Sept. 2012.

This website was an important site to use as a source. The website explains why the

people who are mental ill struggle and why they would be easily being suspected of

committing a crime. “Mental Illness can be a variety of different things. Mental illness is

defined as a medical condition that disrupts a person’s thinking, feeling, mood, ability to

relate to others, and daily functioning’’ (NAMI). It is also important to note that the

website is from Charity Navigator, which means they are probably trying to support

people with mental illness, not make them seem “bad”. This is a helpful source in terms

of the definition of the problem.

Survey of college students finds many leave due to mental health issues. (2012). Mental

Health Weekly, 22(42), 1-8. doi:10.1002/mhw.20352

The journal article by the Mental Health weekly states that many college students leave

college due to the mental health issue problem which is actually the biggest problem to

the university and college students. This source is a credible source since it directly

answers the question of who are mostly affected by the mental health issues. It is stated

that ‘‘the legislation on broader level is trying to increase the interest in the mental health

issues and awareness’’(pg.6). Though the mental health care needs to be improved, ‘there
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is not enough money appropriated for the mental health disorders’’(pg.6). The article has

not been cited by any but I believe it is one of the best sources to look up to. The article

creates awareness on the need of increased mental health care

Slate, Risdon N. “DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION, CRIMINALIZATION OF

MENTALILLNESS AND THE PRINCIPLE OF THERAPEUTIC JURISPRUDENCE.”

The article addresses the deinstitutionalization and criminalization of mental illness. It

talks about how people with mental health are deinstitutionalized, and also face

criminalization. Criminals with mental issues are often not taken as serious, criminals

will use the excuse that they are mentally ill in order to get out of

real jail time. The author states that mental hospitals will only keep mentally ill persons

there for certain period of time. He writes about how he believes that criminals need a

very restrictive setting possible, but they also need to go into a more thorough

psychological test. The author shows the readers how the constitution works with

criminals with mental health. This is a helpful source to look to when looking at the

status problem now in the society.

Thomas, L. (2010). Mental health: It's time to talk New Caledonia: Secretariat of the Pacific

Community, 2010. Retrieved from http://0-

search.ebscohost.com.lib.utep.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=cat04704a&AN=nug.b349

8988&site=eds-live&scope=site; http://0-

www.aspresolver.com.lib.utep.edu/aspresolver.asp?AVN2;2657206

The main point of this source which is a video is to share the triumphs and the

disappointments of people who have lived with mental illnesses. The narrator in the film

gives a statistic of how adults are affected by the mental health issues here in Fiji. He
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states that ‘‘According Health authorities say about 62,000 adults are likely to suffer from

mental illness and about 14,000 will have some form of severe mental disorder. Only

about 6,000 adults received treatment which leaves a treatment gap of about 90% of

people with mental disorders. A major cause for people refusing to seek help is the

stigma and discrimination associated not only with mental illness but also with Fiji’s lone

psychiatric facility, the St. Giles Hospital’’ (00:35). According to the film ‘‘mental illness

can affect anyone regardless of age, race, social class or sporting ability’’ (00:35). This is

a great source; I can use it to relate to the mental health situation in the US.

Wahl, Otto F. "Mass Media Images of Mental Illness: A Review of the Literature."

Journal of Community Psychology20.4 (1992): 343-352.Academic Search Premier. Web.

4 Nov. 2014.

This source talks about the way in which media is presented when about mental illness. It

is primarily about the way in which media images and the presentation of media stories

impact people’s thoughts. The evidence provided in the paper support the belief that

media images have a strong impact on people’s thoughts. The author states that media

images of mental illness, which are depicted negatively, increase the stigma associated

with mental illness. He also analyzes multiple studies performed by experts in

psychology and media on the media’s influence on people’s thoughts, which will be

useful in my paper as statistical evidence.

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References

Ewart, S. B., Happell, B., Bocking, J., Platania‐Phung, C., Stanton, R., & Scholz, B. (2017)

Social and material aspects of life and their impact on the physical health of people

diagnosed with mental illness. Health Expectations: An International Journal of Public

Participation in Health Care and Health Policy, 20(5), 984–991.

Gans, Rachel. And Wardle, Claire. ‘‘Mad or Bad? Negotiating the boundaries of mental illness

on Law Order ‘Paper presented at the annual meeting of the international

Communication Association, Marriot Hotel, San Diego.CA, May 27,2003

Hinshaw, S.P. (2007). The Mark of Shame: Stigma of mental illness and an agenda for change.

New York: Oxford University Press, Inc. Kelly, C. M. (2007).

Kangas, J. L., & Calvert, J. D. (2014). Ethical issues in mental health background checks for

firearm ownership. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 45(1), 76-83.

Lake, J., & Turner, M. S. (2017). Urgent Need for Improved Mental Health Care and a More

Collaborative Model of Care. The Permanente Journal, 21, 17–024.

http://doi.org/10.7812/TPP/17-024

NAMI - The National Alliance on Mental Illness." NAMI. Charity Navigator and BBB, 2012.

Web. 24 Sept. 2012.

Survey of college students finds many leave due to mental health issues. (2012). Mental

Health Weekly, 22(42), 1-8. doi:10.1002/mhw.20352

Slate, Risdon N. “DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION, CRIMINALIZATION OF

MENTALILLNESS AND THE PRINCIPLE OF THERAPEUTIC JURISPRUDENCE.”

Thomas, L. (2010). Mental health: It's time to talk New Caledonia: Secretariat of the Pacific
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Community, 2010. Retrieved from http://0-

search.ebscohost.com.lib.utep.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=cat04704a&AN=nug.b349

8988&site=eds-live&scope=site; http://0-

www.aspresolver.com.lib.utep.edu/aspresolver.asp?AVN2;2657206

Wahl, Otto F. "Mass Media Images of Mental Illness: A Review of the Literature."

Journal of Community Psychology20.4 (1992): 343-352.Academic Search Premier. Web.

4 Nov. 2014.