Burland, Joyce, and Patricia Nemec. "NAMI Training Programs.

" Psychiatric
Rehabilitation Journal 31.1 (2007): 80-82. Academic Search Complete. Web. 10
Apr. 2015.
The source of this article is the Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal which is a very
prevalent academic journal in the field of psychology, so the source seems to be
extremely valid. The article itself introduces and explains the many programs used by
NAMI. These programs are used to educate and train others in a variety of different
ways. This article is relevant because NAMI is the organization that I am researching,
so this is a helpful look into their national methods of affecting change. The article also
describes a program that is the focus of another one of my sources, so I have context.
That program specifically, IOOV, will be one of my main points along with the mention
of the other programs as a whole and information about the effect of the programs.
Discussing the other programs as a whole will help give national context to the local
NAMI at Witt. Talking about the overall affects will help justify NAMI as a whole given
my side of the argument. This source paired with Changing Stigmatizing Perceptions
And Recollections About Mental Illness: The Effects Of NAMIS In Our Own Voice will
give a better contextual understanding.

Corrigan, Patrick W., et al. "Changing Stigmatizing Perceptions And Recollections About
Mental Illness: The Effects Of NAMIS In Our Own Voice." Community Mental
Health Journal 46.5 (2010): 517-522. Academic Search Complete. Web. 10 Apr.
2015.
The source of this article is a mental health journal that is held in high regard,
so the source seems very valid. The article is specifically a bunch of data compiled
from an experiment conducted using a program developed by NAMI. In Our Own
Voice is an anti-stigma program that aims to make mental illness not seem as horrible,
deadly, and destabilizing as our society views it now. The experiment compares data
collected from different exposure times to the program, and contrasts the data
collected with data from a group that had a similar amount of time learning about
mental illness in general. The group was fairly diverse and participants to each section
were chosen randomly. This article is relevant because it shows the effectiveness of
the programs that NAMI produces. One of my main points will be how the data
showed the outcome of the participants that went through IOOV and those who went
through general education because it shows an important dichotomy. This dichotomy
being between how were educated about mental illness negatively and positively. I
will be using NAMI Training Programs as a complimentary and contextual piece.
Cromby, John, and Vaughan Bell. "Understandings Of Mental Illness Mired In The
Past?." Psychologist 28.1 (2015): 34-37.Academic Search Complete. Web. 10 Apr.
2015.
The source is a popular psychology magazine from the UK that seems to cater
to an audience that has some education in psychology. The two authors are also both

professors of psychology at separate universities. This article is a debate back and

forth about whether or not mental illness is viewed as a biological issue simply
because psychologists in the past said it was. One of the authors argues that mental
illness could very well be a psychological and situational issue. The other author
argues that mental illness stems from biological factors. This article is relevant
because it opens a discussion about mental illness that proves that its not completely
understood. One of the main points is that there is a difference between biological
mental illness and psychological distress. Another main point is the idea that views of
mental illness are stuck in the 20th century which could lead to misinterpretation of
dispositional versus situational issues in a patient. The last main point is the rebuttal
of both of these ideas by the second author because he offers a more general yet
equally valid counterargument that is pretty thought-provoking. This article will work
nicely with both NAMI Training Programs and Mental Illnesses Mount of Campus
because both discuss the stigma of mental illness that is perpetuated by society. This
article will help give a reasoning as to why this may be happening and the reason is
antiquated views on mental illness.
"Mental Illnesses Mount On Campus." University Business 7.10 (2004): 24. Academic
Search Complete. Web. 10 Apr. 2015.
The source of this article is a well-known magazine that is specifically written for
college administrators, so it seems like a valid source of information. The article
features studies that show the percentages of college students experiencing different
levels of mental illness, and it is very prevalent on college campuses according to the
study. The information was also compiled by NAMI. Another topic in the article is the
dichotomy between how parents and students view mental illness. This article is
relevant because it not only applies mental illness to a college setting, but also has
direct mention of NAMI. My first main point would definitely be the statistics produced
by NAMI in the article due to the information being important to my research. My next
main point would be the differences between parent and student perception of mental
illness because its an interesting look into possible stigma-breeding views. I would
also discuss how schools respond to these statistics. This article could be well coupled
with NAMI Training Programs and Understandings Of Mental Illness Mired In The
Past? Because of the mention of NAMI and the differing views of mental illness,
respectively.

My project has been narrowed by these articles because they all focus on either
stigma, the effect of NAMI, or college campuses which are the three main components
of my research. The research into stigma is more so just a way of finding out how
perceptions of mental illness differ and why its usually negative. The research into the
effect of NAMI helps me represent them in a well-formed way as they are the topic of
my research, essentially. Lastly, college campuses are an important component to the
research because it allows me to put everything into the same context because Im
looking at the effect of NAMI on our own campus and comparing with other

information about mental illness on college campuses, and not just the nation as a
whole. All of these articles together frame my topic into the exact context that I want
to represent in my paper. I would like to get more sources that talk about the stigma
of mental illness ON college campuses, and I would also like to find articles talking
more about what NAMI does on college campuses. My observations and interviews
will help fill these gaps. I predict that my interviews will help provide individual
background knowledge on the motivation of each individual in bringing NAMI to Witt
through personal stories. I predict that the observations will build justification to the
cause as a whole on our campus and reflect the national organization.

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