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DEVELOPING A TOPIC
1. You must write or talk about some aspect of a DSM-5 disorder. Those are listed in your textbook and here: https://psychcentral.com/disorders/
2. Your TED talk or short paper CAN’T just be about that disorder and nothing else.
· It must have evidence. Start here: APA’s Diagnostic & Statistical Manual, 5th Edition https://dsm.psychiatryonline.org/doi/book/10.1176/appi.books.9780890425596
· And it must have an “angle”—something that makes it interesting and gives it energy. You can find evidence and ideas for angles at the places listed below.
3. APA Monitor (journal) https://www.apa.org/monitor
4. American Psychological Association (topics) https://www.apa.org/topics
5. American Psychiatric Association https://psychnews.psychiatryonline.org/action/doSearch?AllField=
6. The New York Times (international print/video/podcast stories and news) https://nytimes.com
· https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/13/at-home/podcasts-mental-health.html
· https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/02/well/mind/interventions-to-prevent-psychosis.html
7. National Public Radio (radio stories and news, podcasts) https://npr.org
