Psychology Resources

Reference Materials

In addition to the books listed below browse appropriate call numbers sections in the Reference Room for books that may be of interest to you. If you need assistance, please inquire at the Reference Desk.

Library of Congress Call Numbers (partial list)
BF		Psychology View: Subclass BF
H		Social Sciences
WM		Psychiatry

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Selected Reference Books

Baker Encyclopedia of Psychology and Counseling - BF31.B25 LRC-R
Biographical Dictionary of Psychology - BF109.A1B56 LRC-R
Campbell's Psychiatric Dictionary - WM13.C189C LRC-R
Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry - WM100.k173 LRC-R
Concise Encyclopedia of Psychology - BF31.E553 LRC-R
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders - WM15 D536 LRC-R
Dictionary of Psychology - BF31.C64 LRC-R
Encyclopedia of Behavior Modification and cognitive Behavior Therapy (3 vols.) - WM425.5.C6E56 LRC-R
The Encyclopedia of Elder Care - WT13 E56 LRC-R
The Encyclopedia of Psychiatry, Psychology and Psychoanalysis - WM13 E565 LRC-R
The Gale Encyclopedia of Psychology - BF31.G35 LRC-R
Handbook of Psychiatric Measures - WM34 A512 LRC-R
Handbook of Psychological Assessment - BF176.G76 LRC-R
The Harvard Guide to Psychiatry - WM141 H339 LRC-R
Measures of Religiosity - BR110.M43 LRC-R
Includes measures and scales in the psychology of religion such as the "Faith Maturity Scale" (pp. 171-) and "Spiritual Leadership Qualities Inventory" (p. 255).
Pictorial History of Psychology - BF81.P47 LRC-R
Practice guidelines for the Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders - WM400 A5131A LRC-R
Religion and American Adolescent Delinquency, Risk Behaviors and Constructive Social Activities - BL625.47.R478 LRC-R

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Primary Psychology Databases
PsycArticles
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Psychology
PsycINFO
Science Direct Social & Behavioral Sciences
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Academic Search Premier
Sociology
ATLA Religion with ATLASerials
Christian Periodical Index
On the WWW
Classics in the History of Psychology		Database/eResource provided by the Library of Congress. <http://psychclassics.yorku.ca/> "Contains the full texts of a large number of historically significant public domain documents from the scholarly literature of psychology and allied disciplines." more info.

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Addiction Search: http://www.addictionsearch.com
American Psychological Association: http://www.apa.org
Official site of the American Psychological Association. Provides access to WWW resources of interest to those doing psychological research.
Buros Center for Testing (Institute of Mental Measurements): http://www.unl.edu/buros/
Encyclopedia of Psychology: http://www.psychology.org/
Gateway to PTSD Information: http://www.ptsdinfo.org
This site, which is listed on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services website, includes articles, references, web-links, mini-courses, and more. Access four nonprofit sites that offer PTSD information and resources: National Center for PTSD | The Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma | Gift from Within - An International Nonprofit Organization for Survivors and Caregivers | The National Center for Victims of Crime.
Internet Mental Health: http://www.mentalhealth.com/
Described as a "free encyclopedia of mental health information." Includes "What's New," "Disorders," "Diagnosis," "Research," Internet links, and more.
MEDLINE: http://www.nlm.nih.gov
Mental Help Net: http://mentalhelp.net/
A "comprehensive source of online mental health information, news and resources."
Monitor on Psychology: http://www.apa.org/monitor/
A publication of the American Psychological Association distributed free on the Internet.
National Center for PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder): http://www.dartmouth.edu/dms/ptsd/
Outstanding web site for information on PTSD. The National Center for PTSD produced the PILOTS database, "an electronic index to the worldwide literature on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental-health consequences of exposure to traumatic events." It is available free to the public. The database contains more than 18,000 references.
NIMH - National Institute of Mental Health: http://www.nimh.nih.gov/
PsychCrawler: http://www.psychcrawler.com/
A searchable index that provides links to psychology sources on the web. Provided by the American Psychological Association.
Psych Web: http://www.psywww.com/
Created by Russell A. Dewey, Georgia Southern University. Although some materials are specific to Georgia Southern students, the Web site is aimed at students and teachers pf psychology.
Social Psychology Network: http://www.socialpsychology.org/
An extensive site with more than "5,000 links to psychology-related resources."