Annotated Bibliography - Article Review

Annotated Bibliography Assignment #1

Wadsworth, M., Santiago, C., Einhorn, L., Etter, E., Rienks, S., & Markman, H. (2011). Preliminary   Efficacy of an Intervention to Reduce Psychosocial Stress and Improve Coping in Low-Income Families. American Journal Of Community Psychology, 48(3/4), 257-271. doi:10.1007/s10464-010-9384-z

        This article was a research aimed at teaching stress and relationship skills (Wadsworth et al., 2011, pp.257-259). The researchers developed a workshop called FRAME (Fatherhood, Relationships and Marriage education), to help low-income parents learn how to cope with financial stress and reduce conflict.  They randomly chose 173 mothers and fathers who were raising at least one child together (Wadsworth et al., 2011, pp.257-259) and conducted pre-post analysis.  The results showed strong change in the womens group and the couples group after doing the intervention. Changes were also seen in all control groups with how each handled financial stress, and problem solving.  Future research is being done, which will allow for stronger tests of the effects from the intervention (Wadsworth et al., 2011, p.270).

Liang, W., Chikritzhs, T., & Lenton, S. (2011). Affective disorders and anxiety disorders predict the risk of drug harmful use and dependence. Addiction, 106(6), 1126-1134. doi:10.1111/j.1360-0443.2011.03362.x

        This was a study aimed at examining whether or not affective and anxiety disorders increased the risk in people developing more drug dependence. This was based on collected data from the survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing done in 2007. Participants were between the ages of 18-85 years old, and had to have been included in the Mental Health and Wellbeing survey (Liang, Chikritzhs & Lenton, 2011, pp.1127-1129). The researchers, Liang, Chikritzhs and Lenton (2011) found that drug use disorders and mental disorders could be caused by genetic and environmental factors (p.1131).  The results of this study demonstrated that people with affective and anxiety disorders were at much higher risk, especially in younger men(Liang, Chikritzhs & Lenton, 2011, p.1132).