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The American Psychological Association’s (APA) resource of peer-reviewed articles in psychology, behavioral science and mental health.
Portal featuring DSM-V-TR, plus a collection of psychiatric references and journals from American Psychiatric Publishing, self-assessment tools, and clinical & research news.
Counseling and therapy streaming videos.
Includes access to the APA Handbook of Industrial and Organizational Psychology, APA Handbook of Personality and Social Psychology, APA Handbook of Testing and Assessment in Psychology, and APA Addiction Syndrome Handbook.
Comprehensive guide to contemporary testing instruments in areas of psychology, education, business, and leadership.
First published by Oscar K. Buros, the MMY series allows users to make knowledgeable judgments and informed selection decisions about the increasingly complex world of testing. MMY provides coverage from Volume 1 to the present. Produced by the Buros Institute of Mental Measurements at the University of Nebraska, Tests in Print (TIP) serves as a comprehensive bibliography to all known commercially available tests that are currently in print in the English language. TIP provides vital information to users including test purpose, test publisher, in-print status, price, test acronym, intended test population, administration times, publication date(s), and test author(s).
Descriptive summaries, articles and citations on the development and assessment of psychological tests, scales, instruments and measures used in psychology research and teaching.
Access to biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books from the National Library of Medicine.
Access to peer-reviewed scientific, technical and medical journals.
Examines issues of identity, status, class, ethnicity, race, and nation; of sexuality and the body; of social institutions and the structures of representation.
Focus on social issues of the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries including speeches, legislation, magazine and newspaper articles, essays, memoirs, letters, interviews, novels, songs, and works of art.
Mental health & psychology encyclopedia and companion to the DSM-5.
Provides full text coverage to peer-reviewed titles in the social sciences, humanities, general science, multi-cultural studies, education and more.
Archive of interdisciplinary journals and books, covering the Arts, Business & Economics, History, Humanities, Law, Science & Mathematics, Social Sciences, and Religion.
Access to literature and resources covering education topics from pre-K through graduate school, sponsored by the US Department of Education.
Multidisciplinary collection of scholarly and trade journals, newspapers, magazines, dissertations, working papers, case studies, and market reports.
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