Research question:

What are the many barriers that impede individuals in the United States from accessing timely mental health services?

Objectives: Submit a 2- to 5-page annotated bibliography of six peer-reviewed research articles related to the topic and research question you chose in Milestone One. Include a summary and analysis of the six research articles relevant to the research problem you chose for the final project.

Address the following critical elements:

Quality of Evidence: Use six credible and reliable primary sources of research articles.

Analysis of Evidence: Identify the central themes related to the research problem in the research articles. Present a clear description of the research methodology used in each article.

• Include the design, method, sample, data collection, and data analysis.
• Discuss the Level of Evidence (LOE) score and relate it to the validity and reliability of the research.
  • Use the Level of Evidence Table in Module Two to determine the LOE score.

Applicability to Research: Clearly identify how each research article contributes to the development of your research topic.

• Discuss the research and how it relates to the problem and intervention(s) in PICO guiding question.

Organization: Apply a clear pattern of organization around a logical flow (introduction, body, and conclusion) to effectively analyze the six research articles you chose.

• The annotation for each article should include the following:
  • Complete citation of article in APA style
  • A combination annotation that includes both summary and evaluation as described in Module Four