Psychology
Databases
- Mental Measurements Yearbook description and evaluation of educational and psychological inventories, scales, and other instruments
- Mental Measurements Yearbook with Tests in Print combined contents of both databases; includes all past reviews whether or not test is still available for purchase
- PsycARTICLES subset of PsycINFO, fulltext content of more than 50 journals from the American Psychological Association and partners
- PsycINFO extensive search from American Psychological Association for articles, books, book chapters, and dissertations from 1882 to the present
- Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection emotional and behavioral characteristics, mental processes, observational and experimental methods, psychiatry
- Tests In Print purpose, author, publisher, and ordering information for currently published educational and psychological inventories, scales and other instruments, with links to Mental Measurement Yearbook reviews when available
Databases in Related Disciplines
- Academic Search Complete: articles in many disciplines, many from scholarly journals; extensive full text
- Biological & Medical Sciences
- General Science Full Text biology, medicine, physiology
- Health Source - Consumer Edition consumer health and medical information, 130 health related books, medical dictionary
- Health Source - Nursing/Academic scholarly nursing journals, Lexi-PALS Drug Guide, and medical dictionary
- Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts
- Medline
- Oxford Reference Online Premium dictionaries and encyclopedias in the biological sciences, medicine, and general social sciences
- Social Sciences Abstracts
- Sociological Abstracts
For a complete listing of databases provided by UMW Libraries, please see Databases A-Z.
Notes
Use databases to find articles from scholarly journals and other periodicals such as magazines or newspapers or from online reference sources.
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Selected Reference Books in Simpson Library
General Reference Resources in psychology
Many of these are multivolume works with extensive treatments of all the topics listed below, as well as other areas such as forensics and developmental psychology.
- Magill's Encyclopedia of Social Science: Psychology REFB BF31 .M33 2003
- Popular Psychology: An Encyclopedia REFB BF31 .C715 2005
- The Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology and Behavioral Science REFB BF31 .E52 2001
- The Dictionary of Psychology REFB BF31 .C72 1999
- Handbook of Psychology REFB BF 121 .H1955 2003
- International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences REFBH41 .I58 2001 extensive multivolume set covering broad range of interdisciplinary topics from aboriginal rights and behavioral science to youth gangs and zooarchaeology
Applied Psychology
- Encyclopedia of Applied Psychology REFB BF636 .E52 2004
- Encyclopedia of Psychology and Law REFB K346 .E53 2008
- Encyclopedia of School Psychology REFB LB1027.55 .E523 2005
- International Encyclopedia of Organization Studies REFB HD31 .I564 2008
ASSESSMENT
- Comprehensive Handbook of Psychological Assessment REFB BF176 .C654 2004
Child Development
- The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Child Development REFB HQ767.9 .C352 2005
Clinical Psychology
- Campbell's Psychiatric Dictionary REFB RC 437 .H5 2004
- Comprehensive Handbook of Personality and Psychopathology REFB RC456 .C66 2006
- DSM-IV-TR: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Fourth Edition Text Revision REFB RC455.2.C4 D54 2000
- Encyclopedia of Behavior Modification and Cognitive Behavior Therapy REFBRC489.B4 E485 2005
- Encyclopedia of Stress REFB BF575 E52 2000
- Handbook of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry REFB RJ499.3 .H356 1997
- Psychiatry REFB RC454 .P7816 2003
Drugs
- Consumer Drug Reference REFB RS51 .U65 2005
- Physician's Desk Reference REFB RS75 .P5 2006
Neuropsychology
- Dictionary of Biological Psychology REFB QP360 .D52 2001
- Encyclopedia of the Human Brain REFB QP376 .E59 2002
- Encyclopedia of the Neurological Sciences REFB RC334 .E62 2003
- Handbook of Psychophysiology REFB QP360 .P7515 2000
- Hormones, Brain and Behavior REFB QP356.45 .H433 2002
Psychiatry
- Psychiatry REFB RC454.P7816 2008
Terminology
- Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms REFB Z695.1 .P7 T48 2005
Tests and Measures
- Mental Measurements Yearbook BF431 .M436x
- Tests in Print REFB LB3051 T3x
notes
Reference books--designated by REFB before the call number--are located on the first floor at Simpson Library. Use them for background information. Find books to check out by searching the library catalog. Need guidance? Ask at the Information Desk, also on the first floor.
Websites
Gateway sites
- Internet Public Library: Mental Health
- Internet Public Library: Psychology
- Social Psychology Network
government Resources
- National Institute of Mental Health of the National Institutes of Health
- National Mental Health Information Center from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
- Virginia Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services
History of Psychology
- Classics in the History of Psychology complete online texts of out-of-copyright works from such authors as Freud, Jung, and William James
NEWS
- Psychology in the News from the American Psychological Association
- Yahoo News Full Coverage: Mental Health
TESTS and Measures
- International Personality Item Pool personality inventories
- Psychological Tests for Student Use small set compiled by a professor at the York University, Canada
- Test Reviews Online from the Buros Institute of Mental Measurements
- Testing and Assessment from the American Psychological Association
Organizations
Notes
Unsure about information you found on the Web? See our Guide to Evaluating Resources.