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APA Research Paper (Mirano)

Source: Diana Hacker (Boston: Bedford/St. Martins, 2006).

Obesity in Children i

Can Medication Cure Obesity in Children?

A Review of the Literature

Luisa Mirano

Psychology 107, Section B

Professor Kang

October 31, 2004

Short title and

page number for

student papers.Lowercase roman

numerals are used

on title page and

abstract page,

arabic numerals

on all text pages.

Full title,writers

name,and section

number of course,

instructors name,

and date (all cen-

tered).

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Marginal annotations indicateAPA-style formatting and effective writing.


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Abstract appears on

a separate page.


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Full title, centered.

The writer uses a

footnote to define

an essential termthat would be cum-

bersome to define

within the text.

The writer setsup her organiza-

tion by posing four

questions.

The writer states

her thesis.


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Headings, centered,

help readers follow

the organization.

In a signal phrase,

the word and

links the names of

two authors; the

date is given in

parentheses.

Because the author(Carmona) is not

named in the signal

phrase, his name

and the date

appear in parenthe-

ses, along with the

paragraph number

of the electronic

source.


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Ellipsis mark

indicates omitted

words.

An ampersand

links the names of

two authors in

parentheses.

The writer draws

attention to an

important article.


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Obesity in Children 4

Table 1

Effectiveness of Sibutramine and Orlistat in Adolescents

Average

weight

Medication Subjects Treatmenta Side effects loss/gain

Sibutra-mine

Orlistat

Control

Medi-cated

Control

Medi-cated

0-6 mos.:placebo

6-12 mos.:sibutra-mine

0-12 mos.:sibutra-mine

0-12 mos.:placebo

0-12 mos.:orlistat

Mos. 6-12:increasedblood pres-sure; in-creasedpulse rate

Increasedblood pres-sure; in-creasedpulse rate

None

Oily spot-ting; flatu-lence;abdominaldiscomfort

After 6mos.: lossof 3.2 kg(7 lb)

After 12

mos.: lossof 4.5 kg(9.9 lb)

After 6mos.: lossof 7.8 kg(17.2 lb)

After 12mos.: lossof 7.0 kg(15.4 lb)

Gain of0.67 kg(1.5 lb)

Loss of 1.3kg (2.9 lb)

Note. The data on sibutramine are adapted from Behavior Therapy andSibutramine for the Treatment of Adolescent Obesity, by R. I. Berkowitz,T. A. Wadden, A. M. Tershakovec, & J. L. Cronquist,2003,Journal of the

American Medical Association, 289 , pp. 1807-1809.

The data on orlistatare adapted fromXenical (Orlistat) Capsules: Complete Product Information,by Roche Laboratories, December 2003, retrieved from http://www.rocheusa.com/products/xenical/pi.pdfaThe medication and/or placebo were combined with behavioral therapyinall groups over all time periods.


The writer uses a

table to summa-

rize the findings

presented in two

sources.

A note gives the

source of the data.

A content note

explains data

common to all

subjects.


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When this article

was first cited, all

four authors were

named. In subse-

quent citations of

a work with threeto five authors,

et al. is used

after the first

authors name.


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For a source with

six or more

authors, the first

authors surname

followed by et al.

is used for the firstand subsequent

references.


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The writer

develops the

papers thesis.


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Brackets indicate

a word not in the

original source.

A quotation longer

than 40 words

is set off from

the text without

quotation marks.

The writer inter-

prets the evidence;

she doesnt just

report it.

The tone of the

conclusion is ob-

jective.


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While none of the medications currently available is a miracle

drug for curing the nations 9 million obese children, research

has illuminated some of the underlying factors that affect obe-

sity and has shown the need for a comprehensive approach to

the problem that includes behavioral, medical, social, and

political change.



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References

Berkowitz, R. I., Wadden, T. A., Tershakovec, A. M., & Cron-

quist, J. L. (2003). Behavior therapy and sibutramine

for the treatment of adolescent obesity. Journal of the

American Medical Association, 289, 1805-1812.

Carmona, R. H. (2004, March 2). The growing epidemic of child-

hood obesity. Testimony before the Subcommittee on

Competition, Foreign Commerce, and Infrastructure of

the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and

Transportation. Retrieved from http://www.hhs.gov/asl

/testify/t040302.html

Critser, G. (2003). Fat land: How Americans became the fattest

people in the world. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.

Duenwald, M. (2004, January 6). Slim pickings: Looking

beyond ephedra. The New York Times, p. F1. Retrieved

from LexisNexis.

Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. (2004, February). The roleof media in childhood obesity. Retrieved from http://www

.kff.org/entmedia/7030.cfm

Hilts, P. J. (2002, March 20). Petition asks for removal of diet

drug from market. The New York Times, p. A26. Retrieved

from LexisNexis.

Hoppin, A. G., & Taveras, E. M. (2004, June 25). Assessment

and management of childhood and adolescent obesity.

Clinical Update. Retrieved from http://www.medscape

.com/viewarticle/481633

McDuffie, J. R., Calis, K. A., Uwaifo, G. I., Sebring, N. G.,

Fallon, E. M., Hubbard, V. S., et al. (2003). Three-month


List of references

begins on a new

page. Heading is

centered.

List is alphabet-

ized by authors

last names. All

authors names

are inverted.

The first line of

an entry is at the

left margin;

subsequent lines

indent 12'' (or

five spaces).

Double-spacing is

used throughout.


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