Mental Health And The Media Article Reviews Examples

It has been claimed that people with mental illnesses are more likely to smoke cigarettes. There is a wide variety in the numbers of people in different states who are mentally ill that smoke. The information in this ad addressed this issue by providing percentages of mentally ill people in three states who smoke. These amounts were 18.2 percent in Utah, 48.7 percent in West Virginia, and 38 percent in Illinois (Mann, 2013). It could have been clearer if more states were used, because of the broad range in these percentages in this small number of states.
There were 138,000 participants from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (Mann, 2013). This large number of subjects used for the survey helps to make the findings from the study more accurate. There were not any particular mental illnesses that were specified for this article. Mental illnesses were simply defined as any mental, behavioral, or emotional disorder that is diagnosable (Mann, 2013). This study could have been more specific when deciding the types and levels of mental illnesses that increase the likelihood of smoking. For example, it is not stated whether or not those who have extreme mental illnesses are much more likely to smoke than those whose problems are not as severe. Also, it could be specified as to how much more likely those with each particular disorder are to smoke. People with developmental disorders, substance abuse problems, or who were institutionalized did not participate.
It was stated by doctors in this article that one reason the mentally ill smoke more is biological, as nicotine can help to cover negative moods because it is a mood-altering stimulant (Mann, 2013). However, this may help them feel better briefly while smoking, but later they can begin to feel the withdraw symptoms and feel anxious. It goes on to say that this is an ongoing cycle of smoking that is more difficult for the mentally ill. This statement seems to be accurate, and explains the matter in enough detail to help the reader understand exactly what is meant.

References

Mann, L. (2013, March 13). CDC: Smoking more common among people with mental illness.
Chicago Tribune. Retrieved from:
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-03-13/health/ct-x-0313-smoking-depressed-20130313_1_mental-illnesses-secondhand-smoke-cessation-programs