User:Charlottebaker1/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Irritable bowel syndrome

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
As someone who suffers from IBS, I have found that my digestive issues can be exacerbated by psychological factors, most notably stress. Moreover I have found that activities associated with improving psychological wellbeing, such as exercise, also help my IBS more than medical approaches sometimes.

Evaluate the article
Lead Section: Introduces all sections of the article. Clear, concise, and informative. Acknowledges psychological correlates of IBS

Content: Very thorough in covering the syndrome’s causes, classifications, treatments, managements, epidemiology, and related cultural implications. Introduces psychological ties but does not go into great detail

Tone and Balance: Tone is neutral. Focuses more on medical information (which makes sense given it is a medical condition) rather than psychological issues.

Sources and References: Includes many references, all cited

Organization and Writing Quality: Very clearly organized and well-written

Images and Media: Only visuals are graphs in the epidemiology section. Visual medium could be useful in explaining the underlying mechanisms of the disease, but are not necessary.

Talk Page Discussion: Rated B-class. Of high importance in Medicine wiki project and medium importance in autism wiki project. Limited conversation in talk section, mostly about structural issues with the article (critiqued for being too long, issues with text boxes.)

Overall, this article seems to be a thorough medical account of IBS. Its ties to health psychology could use some more in depth exploration, which I hope to do with my project.

''***Charlotte, this is a great topic. I look forward to more clarity on the specific ways you plan to expand the psychological perspectives on IBS through your edits.''