Annotated Bibliography

3. ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY – You will choose one specific topic in the area of abnormal behavior. You will be required to summarize five professional scholarly journal articles that are related to your chosen topic. The articles must be current from 2013-2017. The paper should be no less than 4 -5 pages in length and should be double spaced and in APA format. Your summary of each journal article must include the following information:

The presenting problem – What is the purpose of the study (what theoretical question(s) to be answered)
The scientific method used to answer the theoretical question
A summary of what happened in collecting the research data (i.e. data collected from research, summary of findings…..etc
The outcome or results of the study
What was the limitations of the study
What is its usefulness (implications) to social work practice or those studying in the topic area?

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Walters, J. N. (2014). The Relationship Between Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Symptoms and Career Outcomes of Army Enlisted Servicemembers. The Pardee RAND Graduate School.

The purpose of the research study as identified by the author of this dissertation is to provide is to investigate the relationship which exists between Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and the service members in the army. The study goes through the depressive symptoms which are compared to the PTSD symptoms. The scientific method used to answer the research questions that can be identified in the research will be the logistic regression model.

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