User:Maddi Haraway/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Mind–body interventions

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose to evaluate this article because I am interested in the physical and mental effect of particular exercises like yoga, meditation, and tai chi. I want to know how conventional medicine perceives the effectiveness of mind-body interventions. This article is a part of a series on alternative medicine, which is a field that I want to explore.

Evaluate the article
The lead section provides a good overview of the topic that readers can understand. The lead section is not overly-detailed and gives a brief description of the article's major sections. While the content is relevant to the topic, it lacks detailed and cited explanations for the origin and history of mind-body interventions. For example, there should be more information connecting yoga to the mind-body experience. The article does not address topics related to minority representation. The 'Popularity' section is well-cited but lacks an insightful description using these sources. The article is written in a neutral point of view that offers some insight into the ideas of critics and advocates of mind-body interventions. However, the article could be improved by adding more viewpoints. The sources are relevant to the topic, peer-reviewed, and come from a diverse array of authors and publications. There are some sentences that require a citation. The article is written in a clear and professional manner with no obvious spelling or grammatical errors. The article is logically divided into sections that reflect major ideas of the article, but there should be more information in each section that captures the ideas of the sources and conveys them to the reader. The article could include an image that better portrays the topic, such as an image of meditation or yoga. In the talk page, they are concerned with the amount of viable scientific references for this topic, and they suggest that there be additional points of view. Additionally, there is some controversy over whether mind-body interventions should be merged or kept separate from mind-body training, with the consensus feeling that they are synonymous topics. The article is rated "start" and is a part of the Wikiproject for alternative medicine. Overall, the article needs to include more information reflecting the sources because it is currently underdeveloped.