SAGE Journal Articles

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Article 1: Corrigan, P., Druss, B., & Perlick, D. (2014). The Impact of Mental Illness Stigma on Seeking and Participating in Mental Health Care. Psychological Science In The Public Interest15(2), 37-70.

Questions to Consider:

  1. What are the four fundamental spheres of human psychology that the author describes?
  2.  What are the dimensions of stigma that are described in this article?
  3.  Summarize the ways in which the Affordable Care Act may reduce barriers for seeking and receiving mental health care for those in need.
     

Article 2: Draguns, J. (1973). Comparisons of Psychopathology  Across Cultures: Issues, Findings, Directions. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology4(1), 9-47. 

Questions to Consider:

  1. Summarize the general methodological problems Draguns addresses in this article. How do these methodological problems impact the results and conclusions made in cross-cultural studies of psychopathology?
  2. How might cross-cultural research on psychopathology better inform our understanding of psychopathology?
  3.  Summarize the main conclusions Draguns made regarding psychopathology across cultures.