·
7-10
pages, excluding title page and references pages (NO NOT GO OVER 10
PAGES!)
·
At
least 5 scholarly journal reference citations in current APA-7 format
·
Organize
paper with all required sections and Level 1 subheadings
·
Sources
must be scholarly journals dated within the last 5 years
·
Direct
quotes shall not exceed ½ page of paper’s content
·
Course
textbook, websites, and books are not permitted as sources (with exceptions for
the DSM online and Bible)
·
Each
section must meet the length requirement
·
The
use of 3rd person writing style is expected
·
The
research paper will address the following aspects, with level-1 subheadings
included for Historical, Cause, Treatment, Prevention, Cross-Cultural, Biblical
sections, organized in this order: