What Do People Believe Caused Their Mental Illness?

In Week 1, you will be provided with five topics focused generally on mental health. You will have two assignments, a Discussion Board (DB) and an Individual Project (IP).

You will select 1 of the 5 topics for your IP. Note that you will use 1 of the remaining 4 for your DB selection. The IP topic may not be the same topic as the DB topic you select.

Selecting 1 of the 5 topics, you will be required to submit a 600–850 word minimum paper for your IP. Your paper should be an analytical essay, a persuasive/argumentative essay, or a reflective essay. Please ensure that your references are formatted in APA format and that each reference is cited at least one time in the text of your paper in proper APA citation format. The word count for your paper will not include the references or the title page. You are encouraged to do research on the topic from other sources.

The following topics come from the reading assignments for this week and are all located in the AIU online Library:

Topic 1: Defining “Mental Illness” in Mental Health Policy

Goldman, H. H., & Grob, G. G. (2006). Defining ‘mental illness’ in mental health policy. Health Affairs, 25(3), 737–749. https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.25.3.737

Topic 2: Cultural Misconceptions and Public Stigma About Mental Illness

Al-Rawashdeh, A. B., Alnjadat, R. M., Younis, M. B., Rayan, A., Harb, A., & Al-Aaraj, H. (2021). Cultural misconceptions and public stigma about mental illness. Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, 15(2), 1873–1878. https://doi.org/10.37506/ijfmt.v15i2.14615

Topic 3: What Do People Believe Caused Their Mental Illness?

Maguire, P. A., Reay, R.E., & Looi, J. C. L. (2022). What do people believe caused their mental illness? Australian Psychiatry, 30(1), 137–138. https://doi.org/10.1177/10398562211032228

Topic 4: What Could Influence Workers’ Decisions to Disclose a Mental Illness at Work?

Dewa, C. S., Van Weeghel, J., Joosen, M. C. W., & Brouwers, E. P. M. (2020). What could influence workers’ decisions to disclose a mental illness at work? International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 11(3), 119–127. https://doi.org/10.34172/ijoem.2020.1870

Topic 5: Mental Health Training, Attitudes Toward Support, and Screening Positive For Mental Disorders

Carleton, R. N., Afifi, T. O., Turner, S., Taillieu, T., Vaughan, A. D., Anderson, G. S. Ricciardelli, R., MacPhee, R. S., Cramm, H. A. Czarnuch, S., Hozempa, K., & Camp, R. D. (2020). Mental health training, attitudes toward support, and screening positive for mental disorders. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, 49(1), 55–73. https://doi.org/10.1080/16506073.2019.1575900

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