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Annotated bibliography

Chepkosgei Carolyne

The University of Texas at El Paso

RWS 1301

3 /30/2018
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Abstract

This annotated bibliography discusses medical mental health issues and how biomedical

affects people affected by the issues.

Keywords: Mental health issues.

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Annotated bibliography

Mental health issues are one of the major problems affecting most college and university

students. The national alliance on mental health issues estimates that anxiety, depression and

general stress are on the rise on the universities and the colleges. Many of the individuals

affected are the ones who come into the university or college to find themselves dealing with

stress, relationships and adjusting to college life. These are the major issues affecting the

students at the University of Texas at El Paso stated by licensed clinical social worker and one of

the several counselors at the University of Texas at El Paso. What am yet to discover is why

majority of the students in the UTEP community are affected by these mental issues and after

finding the reason behind it, will look for ways for solving the problem or perhaps reduce the

percentage of the students affected

Research questions

1.What happens when medical issues are not addressed?

2.How does biomedical affect mental health issues?

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ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY ON MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES

Bipolar sufferer highlights travel insurers' reluctance over mental health issues (2017).

Independent Digital News and Media Limited. Retrieved from http://0-

search.ebscohost.com.lib.utep.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=edsgih&AN=edsgcl.50789

2107&site=eds-live&scope=site

The digital news reports that many companies have been accused of discriminating

against people with mental health issues. Research is done and the author notes that many

people with mental health problems have been told by their insurer will not pay to any

claims related to their mental problems. This is based on the fact that the ‘‘Money and

Mental Health Policy Institute (MMHPI) showed that more than one in five (21 per cent)

people who experienced mental health problems travelled without insurance because it

was too expensive, while 15 per cent had chosen not to travel at all because of the high

cost of insurance.’’

Bull, P. (2013). From mental health patient to person. Existential Analysis, 24, 57+. Retrieved

from

http://0link.galegroup.com.lib.utep.edu/apps/doc/A321335795/LitRC?u=txshracd2603&s

id=LitRC&xid=3d197200

The author of this article demonstrates how it has been possible for one individual to

move beyond mental health problem something new, from a place of confusion into a

place of some understanding. The author notes that it is possible to recover from being

mentally ill to physically fit. This is based on the fact that he was once affected and he

eventually recovered. The people who were once affected by this and recovered can be

used as major source of research on the mental health issues.

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Coutts-supporting staff with mental health issues (2017). Normans Media Ltd. Retrieved

from http://0-

search.ebscohost.com.lib.utep.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=edsgih&AN=edsgcl.51828

6908&site=eds-live&scope=site

The Normans media presents an argument that there are many people affected by mental

health issues and fear to talk about it. Through statistics the author notes that there are

many people affected but choose to keep silent. This is based on the fact that many are

afraid of losing their jobs or maybe denied by the society at large.

Kalberer, J. T. (1982). Biomedical consensus development. Journal of Health and Human

Resources Administration, 5(1), 8-19. Retrieved from http://0-

www.jstor.org.lib.utep.edu/stable/25780089

The author in this journal article emphasizes that closer relationship must be forged

between the output of clinical research and its utilization in the practice of medicine. He

notes that there is a rise in the health care costs for the mentally ill people, in this way the

affected get a less chance of being medicated. The author’s emphasis is based on the rise

of people affected by the mental health issues for instance in the universities.

Mehl, P. J. (1995 v). Moral virtue, mental health, and happiness: The moral psychology of

Kierkegaard’s judge William. In R. L. Perkins (Ed.), International Kierkegaard

commentary: Either/Or, part II (pp. 155-182). Macon, Ga.: Mercer University Press.

Retrieved from http://0-

link.galegroup.com.lib.utep.edu/apps/doc/H1420051862/LitRC?u=txshracd2603&sid=Lit

RC&xid=4ae0c556
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Mehl presents a philosophical discussion about the relationship between ethics and

psychological sciences in this article. He argues that there are many individuals who are

morally good and psychologically healthy that are not contented. He disagrees with Judge

William the first philosopher to add mental health to the duo, that a certain sort of

"ethical attitude" is necessary for becoming a self or a personality, for moving toward

mental health, and in turn toward dispelling despair. The authors claim is based on the

fact that there are people who are self-absorbed and do not go in for ethical evaluation.

Butler, M. L., Sunderland. (1998). Aging and mental health positive psychosocial and

biomedical approaches (5th Ed.). MA: Allyn and Bacon. Star, N

The author of this book talks generally of talks of the elderly being affected by mental

health issues. He argues that there is an increase in the growth of managed care due the

failure of the governmental health in the elderly reforms. Through observation, the author

observed that indeed there was an increase in the managed care. The authors argument is

based on the fact that there are less elderly affected people visiting the ‘less’

governmental health care. This is a credible source since it gives the reason behind less

mental health care clinics.

Star, Nancy. Time to see a shrink: An author questions the mental health of her characters.263,

84. Retrieved from http://0-

link.galegroup.com.lib.utep.edu/apps/doc/A466616254/LitRC?u=txshracd2603&sid=Lit

RC&xid=cb081639

In this article just as the heading goes, the author questions her characters on the mental

health issues to get a better a clear understanding of it. The author goes ahead and

consults an expert on mental health issues and the information is probably accurate. This
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if based on the fact people have a different understanding of mental health issues until we

seek the accurate information on the experts.

Thachuk, A. K. (2011). Stigma and the politics of biomedical models of mental

illness. International Journal of Feminist Approaches to Bioethics, 4(1), 140-163.

doi:10.2979/intjfemappbio.4.1.140

The author of this article argues that even though the biomedical models may increase the

understanding of mental disorders it does not bring an end to stigma. The author offers a

critical analysis of the use of biomedical models of mental illness as a model of

eliminating stigma of which the fail to address the real issue. The argument is based on

the fact that the biomedical models are the ones who bring the rise in the stigma despite

them undermining it.

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References

Bipolar sufferer highlights travel insurers' reluctance over mental health issues (2017).

Independent Digital News and Media Limited. Retrieved from http://0-

search.ebscohost.com.lib.utep.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=edsgih&AN=edsgcl.50789

2107&site=eds-live&scope=site

Bull, P. (2013). From mental health patient to person. Existential Analysis, 24, 57+. Retrieved

from http://0-

link.galegroup.com.lib.utep.edu/apps/doc/A321335795/LitRC?u=txshracd2603&sid=Lit

RC&xid=3d197200

Coutts-supporting staff with mental health issues (2017). Normans Media Ltd. Retrieved

from http://0-

search.ebscohost.com.lib.utep.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=edsgih&AN=edsgcl.51828

6908&site=eds-live&scope=site

KALBERER, J. T. (1982). Biomedical consensus development. Journal of Health and Human

Resources Administration, 5(1), 8-19. Retrieved from http://0-

www.jstor.org.lib.utep.edu/stable/25780089

Mehl, P. J. (1995). Moral virtue, mental health, and happiness: The moral psychology of

Kierkegaard’s judge William. In R. L. Perkins (Ed.), International Kierkegaard

commentary: Either/Or, part II (pp. 155-182). Macon, Ga.: Mercer University Press.

Retrieved from http://0-

link.galegroup.com.lib.utep.edu/apps/doc/H1420051862/LitRC?u=txshracd2603&sid=Lit

RC&xid=4ae0c556
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Butler, M. L., Sunderland. (1998). Aging and mental health

positive psychosocial and biomedical approaches (5th ed.). MA: Allyn and Bacon.

Star, N. (2016, 10/10; 2018/3). Time to see a shrink: An author questions the mental health of

her characters.263, 84. Retrieved from http://0-

link.galegroup.com.lib.utep.edu/apps/doc/A466616254/LitRC?u=txshracd2603&sid=Lit

RC&xid=cb081639

Thachuk, A. K. (2011). Stigma and the politics of biomedical models of mental

illness. International Journal of Feminist Approaches to Bioethics, 4(1), 140-163.

10.2979/intjfemappbio.4.1.140 Retrieved from http://0-

www.jstor.org.lib.utep.edu/stable/10.2979/intjfemappbio.4.1.140