Major Depressive Disorder

  

Students will construct an APA style paper (for explanation and help see the footnote)1 on the
topic of Major Depressive Disorder. No other topics will be accepted. Students should begin
their research with the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V) that
is available in the reference section of the AVC library as well as in your Canvas course. I’ve
included the entire DSM as a pdf in the files tab in your Canvas course so you can have easy
access to it. Students must include the following 5 sections in their paper: 1) Diagnostic
Features including Symptoms, 2) Prevalence, 3) Course, 4) Familial Pattern, and 5)
Treatments. The research paper must be typed in APA format (including citations, font, and
margin requirements) and submitted online by the due date above (no emailed papers will
be accepted). Remember that this is a completely online course, thus any technological
issues the student experiences at the last minute resulting in the paper being submitted
late will not be accepted. The paper must be submitted online via CANVAS as a Word
document (.doc or .docx). The length of the research portion of the paper is 7 pages. The
title page, abstract page, and reference page do not count toward the total number of pages.
Thus, each student will submit at least 10 total pages. The paper should cite and reference at
least 8 sources of information. This is a research paper so do not include your opinion or try
to make a persuasive argument; rather your paper should reflect what experts in the field say
about the topic of Major Depressive Disorder. All references must be peer reviewed scientific
journals or books – no other references will be accepted. For example, webmd.com is not an
acceptable reference source. Research or reference librarians are the individuals best suited to
assist accessing these journals. I highly recommend EBSCO for your research