Background Information Sources:
Available in the library’s reference area:
| Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 4th ed. |
REF RC 455.2 C4 D536 2000 |
| Foundations of Counseling and Psychotherapy |
REF RC 480. S84 2008 |
| Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Health |
REF RC 437. G36 2008 |
| The Complete Guide to Mental Health for Women |
REF RC 451.4 .W6 C65 2003 |
| The Mental Health Desk Reference |
REF RC 466. M464 2001 |
| Clinical Handbook of Psychological Disorders: A step-by-step Treatment Manual |
REF RC 489 .B4 C584 2008 |
| Clinician’s Thesaurus: The Guide to Conducting Interviews and Writing Reports |
REF RC 480.7 .Z83 2005 |
| Undergraduate Writing in Psychology |
REF BF 76.7 .L36 2008 |
| Concise Rules of APA Style |
REF BF 76.7 .C66 2005 |
Books:
Search the library catalog for books on your subject using words or word combinations below, or visit the library’s 2nd floor and browse call numbers RC 435-489 (Psychology, pathological)
- Psychology, Pathological
- Abnormal Psychology
- Psychology
- Mental Health
- Mental Disorders
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- Criminal Psychology
- Psychopathology
- Neuroses
- Self-Destructive Behavior
- Mental Illness
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- Mental Retardation
- Paranoia
- Personality Disorders
- Aversion Therapy
- Shock Therapy
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Periodicals:
These journals contain scholarly articles dealing with abnormal psychology and can be found either online or in print. This list contains just a few of the periodicals we have and a more complete list can be found on both PsycArticles, PsycInfo, and InfoTrac for a list of the periodicals they index by subject.
American Psychologist (PsycArticles)
Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology (InfoTrac)
Journal of Abnormal Psychology (PsycArticles)
Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology (InfoTrac and in print)
Journal of Psychology (in print)
Psychology of Women Quarterly (in print)
Journal Articles
- InfoTrac: full suite of Gale databases
- PsycArticles: the American Psychological Association’s (APA) source of full-text, peer reviewed scholarly articles in the field of psychology.
- PsycInfo: The American Psychological Association’s (APA) source of abstracts of scholarly journal articles, book chapters, and dissertations. PsychInfo covers a greater number of periodicals than PsycArticles and full text articles can be requested through ILL for any abstracts located on PsycInfo.
- Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection: database of articles covering topics such as emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychology, and experimental methods. The database contains full-text articles from nearly 600 journals.
Internet Resources