User:Scott.Cunningham22/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Sports psychiatry

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article to evaluate because although it has a good information on what sports psychiatry is, it may be beneficial to add information on why it is necessary and what causes athletes to have mental health issues.

Evaluate the article
Lead Section

The article does have an opening sentence that describes the topic of the article. The lead does not contain any unnecessary information that is not in the article. It is concise, but perhaps to concise, for as it does not include a description of the articles sections.

Content

The information in the article is relevant to the topic, however the article is flagged for having information from older sources, and therefore needs to be updated. There is a lack of information on what causes mental health issues in athletes, and there is no examples of athletes with known mental health problems.

Tone and Balance

The article is mostly neutral, however the section about mental health stigma can possibly be seen as biased. The topic of the article doesn't allow for multiple view points, it is more fact based. Therefore, besides stigma section of the article, the rest does not try to persuade the reader one way or another.

Sources and References

The links in the references sections do work. As said previously, this article was flagged for a need to be updated. According to Wikipedia, the majority of the sources in this article are out dated, and there are recent secondary reviews about the topic that are available.

Organization and Writing Quality

The article does appear to be written clearly and concisely. From what I have noticed, there are no spelling or grammar errors. The article is certainly well-organized, with clear headings for each section. It is easy to navigate the article.

Images and Media

There are no images in this article. Given the topic of the article, I do not believe any images are necessary.

Talk Page Discussion

The talk page has a message explaining that the article was a subject of a "Wiki Education supported course assignment". The only other post on the talk page was from a SandyGeorgia, who discussed edits that were made and what still needs to be done to the article. The article is rated as Start-class, and it is of interest to the Medicine Wikiproject.

Overall Impressions

The article gives a good background on the topic, however it is concerning that the information is flagged for being outdated. The strengths of the article are the overall organization and conciseness. I believe that certain sections of the article can be expanded upon, and that others can be added, such as examples of athletes with mental health issues. More information on why Sports Psychiatry is necessary, and what causes athletes to have mental health issues may expand the article as well.