Mental Health Disorder Research Paper?

[OneandOnlyPrincess]

i need tons of help.
i am writing a research paper on several mental health disorders. I know that gonna be my topic for sure, but i need my papers purpose... any suggestions?
I forgot to mention i did narrow it down to schizophrenia, Multiple personality disorder, and autism...

My teacher gave no outine. Just a piece of Paper that says:


What is the topic of your research paper?
___mine is Mental Health Disorders___

What is the purpose of your research paper?
>>>THIS IS WHERE I NEED HELP>>>

[Answers4u]

There are tons of metal health disorders...I strongly recommend narrowing it down to one of them (say Personality Disorders...and then narrow again to Dissociative Identity Disorder or whatever)

I would suggest picking a topic of interest and then writing a persuasive paper on it. For example:

Anorexia Nervosa is a disorder that affects ___% of the population, mainly females between the ages of ___ and ___. It is characterized by _____. The disorder is extremely controversal and recent media stories have focused on getting rid of pro-anorexia websites (also called proana or promia), especially those found on MySpace and Facebook. blah blah...I think that ____ (state your opinion about if it is good, bad, what should be done, how should people be helped, whatever)...

Or you could just do an informative paper and keep a neutral position...

Or a comparison article (ie Megalomania and Narcissism)

But yeah, so I'd suggest narrowing down "mental health disorder" to one or two specific disorders as classified in the DSM-IV (look it up online as your primary go to source!) and go from there...

*********Just saw your edit, so here's mine*******

If you have to do it on schizophrenia, I'd suggest figuring out if you want it to be a:

persuasive paper (ie all schizophrenics should be institutionalized)

informative paper (ie ___ schizophrenics live in America; these are the symptoms of the disease; these are the treatments)

comparison paper (ie schizophrenia compared to Dissociative Identity Disorder)

[Lexy Lou Who]

you've either got to narrow it down into 3 different disorders, or choose one and break it up into three different segments..
for instance if you chose Bipolar Disorder..
you could have your 3 paragraphs specify on 3 categories:

1. where it comes from
2. it's effects
3. how to treat
(examples)

your purpose for the paper is to spread awareness and knowledge of the disorder so people are familiar with its signs and effects on a person and the people around them. a lot of times people misconstrue bipolar disorders for rudeness.

i hoped this helped.
it'd be a lot easier if i could see your teacher's outline she has given you. all teachers have different expectations.



okay, well depending on how you're breaking up these topics, your purpose is to enlighten people on these disorders. make people more familiar with how common they are and how they truly take a toll on the person and the people around them. you want to let people know of the effects and damage they do to the body and mind.

[migida7]

A purpose... well you could pick something like: Do children with ADHD show signs both at school and at home? or just one place and not the other. And if so, do they really have ADHD if they don't show symptoms all the time?

Or if you wanna do something easier, you could discuss Sleep Disorders. They are very clear-cut.

Also, if you wanna look at ALL Mental Health Disorders, look up the DSM-IV TR.. it is the manual for diagnosing someone, and what is required for a diagnoses... and I know there is a sight where you can access the whole thing, but I will leave that to you if you want it! Hope this helps

[Steve R]

Go to discover.com The magazine had an excellent article on autism and how the 3 disorders are tightly linked to each other. It was published about 6 months ago.