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Sample APA Paper
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Title Author Instructor’s Name Course and Number Due date
Ivy Tech College Librarians Instructor’s Name Course XXX-XX February 18, 2004
*In APA use a traditional font type (i.e. Times New Roman or Arial), either 10 or 12 font size and double space the entire document
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Approximately 14 million women in the United States are battling with the disease Anorexia Nervosa, AN, which is described as “one of the least understood and most intractable of all mental illnesses” (Schindehette, Sandler, Nelson and Seaman, 2003, p. 136). Many of the victims of this disease will battle When it for the rest of their lives. However, if AN is diagnosed early, during the teen years, it is possible to cure it with appropriate treatment (Cooper, 2001). Therefore, adolescent women struggling with AN need effective treatment, and today, after four decades of research, there is an increasing number of treatment options ranging from counseling, to nutritional therapy, to medication. Yet, some researchers and victims still advocate that there is a need for further research in this area (Kaplan, 2002; Hendricks, 2003). Treatments
*Note that if a date of publication is not known for a source, n.d., for no date, may be used in a citation in lieu of the date doing an in-text citation for a paraphrase, only cite the author and year
When doing an in-text citation for a direct quote, make sure to use the author, year published and the page number Example of citing two authors; separate each
Use an abbreviated title as a header on each page
Start the page numbers on the title
Sample APA Paper
Center this information from top to bottom and left to right
Title Author Instructor’s Name Course and Number Due date
Ivy Tech College Librarians Instructor’s Name Course XXX-XX February 18, 2004
*In APA use a traditional font type (i.e. Times New Roman or Arial), either 10 or 12 font size and double space the entire document
Sample APA Paper 2
Center the title on the first page of the text. Note that it is in the same font size as the paper itself and there is no bold print, etc.
Sample APA Paper Introduction
Subject headings may be used if they fit with the style of the paper
*In APA set the margins to one inch
Approximately 14 million women in the United States are battling with the disease Anorexia Nervosa, AN, which is described as “one of the least understood and most intractable of all mental illnesses” (Schindehette, Sandler, Nelson and Seaman, 2003, p. 136). Many of the victims of this disease will battle When it for the rest of their lives. However, if AN is diagnosed early, during the teen years, it is possible to cure it with appropriate treatment (Cooper, 2001). Therefore, adolescent women struggling with AN need effective treatment, and today, after four decades of research, there is an increasing number of treatment options ranging from counseling, to nutritional therapy, to medication. Yet, some researchers and victims still advocate that there is a need for further research in this area (Kaplan, 2002; Hendricks, 2003). Treatments
*Note that if a date of publication is not known for a source, n.d., for no date, may be used in a citation in lieu of the date doing an in-text citation for a paraphrase, only cite the author and year
When doing an in-text citation for a direct quote, make sure to use the author, year published and the page number Example of citing two authors; separate each
References: *Make sure to continue double spacing the references page Cooper, P. G. (2001). Anorexia Nervosa. In Clinical reference systems (Vol. the header 2001, pp. 107). McKesson Health Solutions. Geist, R., Heinmaa, M., Stephens, D., Davis, R., & Katzman, D. (2000). Comparison of family therapy and family group psychoeducation. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 45, 173-178. Hendricks, J. (2003). Slim to none. McGraw-Hill. Hester, J. (2003). Never say die. British Medical Journal, 326, 719. Kaplan, A. (2002). Psychological treatments for anorexia nervosa a review of published studies and promising new directions. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 47, 235-242. Kotler, L. A., & Walsh, B. T. (2000). Eating disorders in children and adolescents: Pharmacological therapies. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 9, 108-116. Pike, K. M., Walsh, B. T., Vitousek, K., Wilson, G. T., & Bauer, J. (2003). Cognitive behavior therapy in the posthospitalization treatment of anorexia. The American Journal of Psychiatry, 160, 2046-2049. Robin, A. L., Siegel, P. T., Moye, A. W., Gilroy, M., Dennis, A. B., & Sikand, A. (1999). A controlled comparison of family versus individual therapy for adolescents with anorexia nervosa. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 38, 1482-1491. Schindehette, S., Sandler, B., Nelson, M., & Seaman, D. (2003, December 15). Recipe for life. People, 60, 135-138. and page numbers continue onto the references page Note that