"About Mental Health." Time to Change. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Apr. 2016. 

This article talks about all the myths and facts about mental health disorders.  It starts by introducing what mental health is and then after stating some facts about mental health, it describes how people with mental health disorders are not harmful people and are not dangerous.  This article was written by "Time to change" foundation, a anti stigma campaign run by the leading mental health charities.  What is mental health is a lot like this article, in the since that both articles touch on the subject of, what is mental health, and then later go into more detail about individual things. 

 

"Could It Be Bipolar." Health Line, 26 Mar. 2015. Web. 14 Apr. 2016. 

This article focuses on the question What is Bipolar?.  It also talks about different types of bipolar and how to handle the different forms of bipolar disorder.  This non fiction article is bases mainly on strict facts.  The article is written by the Health line editorial team.  Health line is a privately owned provider of health information and health care providers.  Depression in teens is also an article that provided a lot of facts, so using these two articles hand and hand work good together. 

 

"Depression In Teens." Mental Health America. Mental Health America, n.d. Web. 19 Apr. 2016. 

This is a factual article about depression.  This article touches on what its like to deal with someone who is suffering from depression, how to recognize someone with depression, and ways to treat depression.  This article is written by Mental Health America, who was founded in 1909, they are the leading community based, non-profit group who help Americans reach a mental health that they're happy with.  This article is a good article for research because it shows both the emotional and factual sides of depression.  Compared to the article Could it be bipolar this article is more of the all around description and evaluation of depression and Could it be bipolar is a lot more of the before steps of depression. 

 

"Drug Abuse & Mental Illness Fast Facts." PsycEXTRA Dataset (n.d.): n. pag. Mental Illness Facts and Numbers. National Alliance on Mental Health. Web. 14 Apr. 2016. 

This is a bulleted list of facts about mental illnesses.  This information sheet talks about the number of people who actually have mental illnesses and breaks down what groups of people are more likely to have a mental illness.  This information sheet was written by the National Alliance of mental illness. The NAMI is the nation's largest mental health organization whose goal is to make a better life for those struggling with mental illnesses.  Comparing this information sheet to Types of mental health problems, both are less like an article and more of a bulleted list with facts.  Both articles provide good facts but they miss out on explaining the emotional aspect of mental illnesses. 

 

"Facts about Mental Illness and Violence." Mental Health Reporting. School of Social Work, n.d. Web. 14 Apr. 2016. 

This article focuses mainly on the idea that mental illnesses don’t make people violent.  It states facts about how contrary to popular belief, mental illnesses don’t make you violent.  It talks about some myths that have been made by the media about mental illnesses.  This article was written by the school of social work at the university of Washington, their goal is to rid the stigma of the bridge between mental illness and violence.  This article is similar to About mental health because both articles are very factual and not based off experiences or examples but based of numbers and facts. 

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​GAPPS4. "Your Brain on Stress and Anxiety." YouTube. YouTube, 08 Nov. 2013. Web. 03 May 2016.

 

"Kirstin Fawcett." US News. N.p., 10 June 2015. Web. 14 Apr. 2016. 

This is a non-fiction article about what it is like to live with social anxiety.  The author gives an example of someone with social anxiety.  Angelo Andreatos is an example of someone with social anxiety, they talk about his struggle with social anxiety and the events that led up to him being diagnosed with social anxiety.  This article is like the article What is social anxiety because they both talk about what it is like to live with social anxiety and how to handle people with social anxiety.  This article was written by Kristin Fawcett, who is an experienced writer at mental floss.  She specializes in articles about health and wellness.  This article explains how anxiety can worsen over time if you don’t get checked by a doctor and medicine to help you.  It also explains how medicine works for some people but not all people.  Sometimes medicine can make you better but for some people it makes them worse.  This article isn't very factual but it gives good examples of people with social anxiety and what its like to live with it. 

 

National Network of Depression Centers, n.d. Web. 14 Apr. 2016. 

This article is mainly just straight facts about depression and bipolar disorder. It explains how depression and bipolar disorder are both treatable with medicine and treatment.  To change your mental health the article says the best alternative is to meet with a licensed psychiatrist. This article was written by the National Network of Depression Centers, their goal is to inform others on facts about people with depression and bipolar disorder.  In comparison to the article written by the social anxiety association they are similar in which both are very factual and are strict bulleted facts instead of mixed in with a story. 

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​Neinsteinassociates. "Mental Illness: What You See / What You Don't See."YouTube. YouTube, 14 Dec. 2012. Web. 03 May 2016.

 

"Thomas A. Richards." Social Anxiety Association. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Apr. 2016. 

This is a non-fiction article about social anxiety.  It talks about symptoms and what to look for if you think you or someone else has it.  It gives some options on treatment and medications for social anxiety.  This article gives good facts about the before and steps of social anxiety.  This article is written by Thomas A. Richards who is a licensed psychologist and director of the social anxiety institute.  Richards main goal is to help those who are struggling with a mental illness.  The article What is mental health gives you a better understanding of what it is like to walk in the shoes of someone with social anxiety.  These two articles work good hand and hand because one shows you the before and the other shows you the during of social anxiety.  This article isn't very factual but it shows good emotional sides to it.  It tells you all the emotional hint to look for in someone who you think might have anxiety.  

 

"Types of Mental Health Problems." Types of Mental Health Problems. N.p., 2013. Web. 11 Apr. 2016. 

This is a simple bulleted list of all the different types of mental health problems people can have.  Under each type of mental health problem the author writes a quick description of each health problem.  This article was written by a group named mind who provides articles and support for those struggling with mental illnesses.  The article covers a lot of different illnesses such as, depression, eating problems, anxiety, and more.  Anxiety is the main illness that pops up a couple of different times on the list.  There are many different forms of anxiety, bi polar, and depression.  This article mostly just covered the main idea of all of them and didn’t go into much details like Depression in teens. 

 

"What Is Mental Health." Walk in Our Shoes. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Apr. 2016. 

This article starts by explaining what a mental illness is and what mental health really means.  This is a non fiction article about what its like to live with a mental illness.  This article does a good job of going in depth about what it truly feels like to be living with a mental illness.  This article was written by the Walk in our shoes foundation who is one of several prevention and early intervention initiatives put in place  by the California mental health services authority.  The Walk in our shoes website gives personal examples of people who are struggling with living with a mental illness.  In comparison to Depression in teens this article is a lot more of what its like to live with a mental illness from the emotional aspect and Depression in teens is more of a factual understanding of what its like to live with a mental ilness.