Media Article on Mental Health Emergency Department Visits in Victoria

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MEDIA ARTICLE THAT HAS REPORTED ON QUANTITATIVE PUBLISHED RESEARCH
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Question 1: A Discussion of How the Article in the Media Has Used Published Research.
Information or Data That the Media Article used from the Published Research and why it used it.
The article used statistics in the published research report. This was in a bid to draw
attention on the increased number of young people seeking help on mental health-related issues
at Victoria’s emergency department (Freed, Gafforini, and Carson 2015). The article specifies
that this increase on hospital presentations for mental health issues was majorly among young
people between the ages of 10-19 years in the period ranging from 2008-2015. The article makes
use of this quantitative information from the report to create awareness about mental illness
among young people and the need to seek medical help early.
The Message that The Media Article is Trying to Communicate
From its title the article portrays that it is discussing a social issue about the number of
mental health visits at Victoria emergency department which has grown three times high within
seven years. The article specifies that the study was the first of its kind to be studied in the
Victoria emergency department and it kept track of young people from birth until they turn 19
years. Further the article unveils that mental health among young people in Australia has not
been given serious comprehension by parents and other players in the area of mental health.

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Data/ Information of the Published Research that has not been covered by the Media Article
The media article has left out a lot of information that is in the published report such as;
the article only provides the number of mental presentations to be 52 000, but it does not provide
a breakdown of the percentages that each cause of metal heath illness has contributed to the
figure. Wakefield, Loken, and Hornik (2010) records that mass media tends to generalize
information so that the audience can easily understand it.
Reasons for Exclusion of the Above Information and Whether the Author has Provided any
Justification.
The author did not provide any justification as to why the information was excluded.
The Adequacy of the Article in Providing Insights into the Published Research.
The article has provided adequate insights about the published research. This is through
creating awareness about mental health illness and need for early detection of symptoms and
treatment. Wakefield, Loken, and Hornik (2010) records that mass media plays a major role in
influencing the society, therefore, the article’s insights had a great positive impact on the society.
Question 2: Evaluation of the Original Published Research
The Research Questions
They comprise of three elements which are; to recognize the trends of mental and
physical medical issues presentation by young people in Victoria emergency department.
Secondly, to understand patient’s characteristics related to the presentation. Thirdly, to analyze