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- AccessScience This link opens in a new windowScholarly and up-to-date articles on the sciences and social sciences, illustrations and graphics, and bibliographies. Search either the Encyclopedia or the Science Dictionary for best results. Try the subject-specific study guides for background on a topic.
- MedlinePlusMedlinePlus is an online health information resource for patients and their families and friends. It is a service of the National Library of Medicine (NLM), the world's largest medical library, which is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Encyclopedias, handbooks and other sources of background information
- Oxford Handbooks related to psychologyOver 70 handbooks on various topics and sub-disciplines related to psychology.
- Annual Reviews This link opens in a new windowAnnual Reviews provides researchers, professors, and scientific professionals with a definitive academic resource in more than 45 scientific disciplines. Annual Reviews synthesizes the vast amount of primary research literature, identifying the principal contributions in a given field.
- Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders : DSM-5-TRThe latest edition of this classification system for mental illness is on permanent reserve.
- DSM Legacy Collection This link opens in a new windowFull digital versions of the Diagnostic Statistical Manual from DSM-I (1952) through DSM-IV-TR (2000). Note: Adobe Reader 5.0.5 or higher is required to view and print the PDF files.
- Encyclopedia of Psychologcal Trauma (2008)Reference work on the scientific evidence, clinical practice guidelines, and social issues addressed within the field of trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder.
- Handbook of Child Psychology and Developmental Science This link opens in a new windowFirst published in 1946, and now in its Seventh Edition, the Handbook has long been considered the definitive guide to the field of developmental science.
