Final Paper: Questions and Controversies in Clinical Psychopharmacology
n this Final Paper Proposal, you to submit your proposal to your Instructor for feedback and approval of your final paper topic.
During Week 4, your Instructor will provide feedback and explain any necessary modifications of your Final Paper proposal. Once your Instructor approves your Final Paper Proposal, you should begin working on your Final Paper. The Final Paper should address a current question or controversy in clinical psychopharmacology.
Possible topics for the Final Paper include:
Something that is currently occurring in your community
Something that is currently occurring in a given population
A problem identified in the media
A controversy discussed in scholarly journals
A controversy about a specific diagnosis
By Day 7
Your Final Paper Proposal should include the following components:
Identifying information:
Title: Short and descriptive
Student name
Name of department/program and university
Date
Purpose of the paper/background in this section:
Identify the purpose of the paper (e.g., My paper will exam the controversy related to prescribing ADHD medications to children.).
Explain why you are researching this topic (e.g., why this question or controversy is important and how it relates to your profession).
Explain what you intend to learn about the topic
