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Article Evaluation
I chose the article Female Hysteria, it was classed as a C article which means it could use improvement.

In 1859, a physician named George Taylor claimed that a quarter of all women suffered from hysteria. George Beard, a physician who catalogued 75 pages of possible symptoms of hysteria and yet called his list incomplete, claimed that almost any ailment could fit the diagnosis. Physicians thought that the stress associated with the typical female life at the time caused civilized women to be both more susceptible to nervous disorders and to develop faulty reproductive tracts. In the United States, such diagnosed disorders in women provided a step forward for the US to be medically on the same advancement level as Europe. One American physician expressed pleasure in the fact that the country was "catching up" to Europe in the prevalence of hysteria. There are several places in the page where citations are needed. I will try to locate citations or delete the text if I cannot.

Edit from my found citation number 1: In Western medicine hysteria was considered both common and chronic among women. The American Psychiatric Association dropped the term hysteria in 1952. Even though it was categorized as a disease, hysteria's symptoms were synonymous with normal functioning female sexuality. A widely used method of treatment consisted of genital massage until orgasm. If the patient was married this could be completed by intercourse with their spouse. If there was no husband present, or the husband was unable or refused to produce orgasm in the female a physician or midwife would massage the patients genitals until orgasm was reached.

Maines, R. P. (2001). The technology of orgasm:" Hysteria," the vibrator, and women's sexual satisfaction. JHU Press.

Edit from my found citation number 2: In 1902 a person with hysteria is described as someone who talks willingly, is easy to handle and should not be feared. In fact it was reported that hysterics liked to be experimented on and observed and were willing to lend themselves to the examination process. During this time period there were many specific and broad listings of symptoms including sleepwalking, dual personalities, lethargy, tics, mutism, refusal of food, long periods of sleeping and temporary paralysis to name a few.

Janet, P. (1907). The major symptoms of hysteria. Classics of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences Library, Division of Gryphon Editions.

Edit from my found citation number 3: Up to and during the 17th century people that showed signs of hysteria were categorized as being mentally ill. People suffering from hysteria and other forms of mental illness were thought to be possessed by demons. After this time period the correlation of demonic possession and hysteria were gradually discarded and instead was described as behavioral deviance, a medical issue.

Spanos, N. P., & Gottlieb, J. (1979). Demonic possession, mesmerism, and hysteria: A social psychological perspective on their historical interrelations.Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 88(5), 527-546. http://dx.doi.org.glacier.sou.edu/10.1037/0021-843X.88.5.527

Edit from my found citation number 4: Sigmund Freud was interested in cases of hysteria. He thought that hysteria may have been related to the unconscious mind and separate from the conscious mind or the ego. He was convinced that deep conflicts in the mind, some concerning instinctual drives for sex and aggression, were driving the behavior of those with hysteria. Freud developed psychoanalysis in order to help patients that had been diagnosed with hysteria reduce internal conflicts causing physical and emotional suffering.

Coon, D., & Mitterer, J. O. (2012). Introduction to psychology: Gateways to mind and behavior with concept maps and reviews. Cengage Learning.

Edit from my found citation number 5: In the 18th century hysteria slowly becomes associated with mechanisms in the brain rather than the uterus. French physician Philippe Pinel frees hysteria patients detained in Paris’ Salpêtrière sanatorium on the basis that kindness and sensitivity are needed to formulate good care. Jean-Martin Charcot argued that hysteria derives from a neurological disorder and shows hysteria is more common among men than women.

Tasca C, Rapetti M, Carta MG, Fadda B. Women And Hysteria In The History Of Mental Health. Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health : CP & EMH. 2012;8:110-119. doi:10.2174/1745017901208010110.

Caitlyn's Evaluation
"George Beard, a physician who catalogued 75 pages of possible symptoms of hysteria and yet called his list incomplete" ---I suggest rewording this sentence it seems a little awkward when reading it. In looking through this article, I have a few things that I see could be improved. First, the sources are not all reliable; such as Maines, Rachel. "Big Think Interview with Rachel Maines". bigthink.com. Retrieved 16 November 2016. Next, I think the lead section could be expanded upon adding more balanced coverage throughout the whole article. It seems like this article is just getting started because it is so short. While looking at the journal by Tasca, C., Rapetti, M., Carta, M. G., & Fadda, B. (2012). Women And Hysteria In The History Of Mental Health. Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health : CP & EMH, 8, 110–119. http://doi.org/10.2174/1745017901208010110, I found that the history could definitely be expanded and there may even be enough information to create sections for the different time periods that female hysteria was considered a mental disorder.

Tianna's Evaluation
Looking over the article it will take some work to get the article up and running because of the length that the article has for each section. Looking at your sources, it was difficult to find and read over the correct sources. I was not finding good sources and it helped me to go to RCC library and they had tons of great sources. The quote "In 1859, a physician named George Taylor claimed that a quarter of all women suffered from hysteria."--- is great information, however, out of what population was this percentage measured? Out of how many woman? Adding statistics will help strengthen your article and paint a better picture in the mind of the reader how many woman actually do suffer from this disorder. Looking over the article the lead will need some help with adding more to the lead. Adding some statistics about how many people have been effected both in the past and currently now would help give some more information about how common this disorder is here in the world and United States. I have not learned much about this order and reading about it was really interesting. This article has great potential and will be interesting to read about when it is finished. Your are doing a great job !

Evaluation reply
Thank you both for the suggestions. A huge part of my plan for this article is to evaluate each source, because as you both stated some of them are not correct. There are also items that need citations, and I also plan on noting those or editing the sentences accordingly. I found several sentences that can be reworded to be less awkward and more reader friendly. It was a great idea in the suggestion to add statistical information regarding the numbers of women that have been diagnosed with hysteria, I will try to look for that as well. I will plan on expanding both the lead section and possibly adding defined time periods to the history section.