Psychology

Places to Begin: Reference Resources

Encyclopedia of Psychology   BF31 .E52
Women in Psychology   BF109 .A1 W65
Encyclopedia of Human Emotion   BF531 .E55
Mental Measurements Yearbook(s)   LB1131 .B8
Encyclopedia of Mental Health   RA790.5
Campbell's Psychiatric Dictionary   RC437 .H5
DSM-IV-TR: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders   RC455.2 .C4 D536


Call Numbers to browse by

Most Psychology resources are shelved in the "BF" area and most Psychiatry resources are shelved in the "RC435 - RC571" area.

BF1 - 990 Psychology   RC435 - 571 Psychiatry

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Subject Headings  

Examples of subjects you can use to search the library catalog:

cognition   personality
consciousness   personality disorders
developmental psychology   psychobiology
emotion   psychology dictionaries
genetic psychology   psychological tests and testing
industrial organization  

psychology and religion
learning   psychopathology
memory   psychoses
neurology   psychotherapy
neurosciences   social psychology

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Databases for Psychology Research 

Places to Start

Other Places to Look

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Finding Journal Articles  

Articles published in scholarly, or peer-reviewed publications are frequently the most up-to-date source of reliable information for your academic work.

Locating a journal article is usually a 2-step process: (1) identifying an article with the information you want and (2) locating the periodical in which that article appears.

Identifying an article: Search in databases appropriate for your subject area (listed above). Find articles that apply to your research question.

Locating the periodical: Check the Good Library catalog or Citation Linker or PsycARTICLES. If the library does not have the journal in print or electronic format, you may request the article through Interlibrary Loan.

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Web Resources

American Psychological Association

Association for Psychological Science

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Mental Health Work Group:
 FAQ's are a great source for linking to more information, including statistics.

Cool Psychology Web Sites: from University of Wisconsin/Fall River.

National Institute of Mental Health

PsychCrawler : A searchable index of web psychology sites from the American Psychological Association

Mental Health Links from the U.S. Dept of Health & Human Services - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration; includes a link to statistics.

The Why Files: The Science Behind the News. Weekly publication from the University Of Wisconsis-Madison about the science behind current news headlines and events that occur in daily life.

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For Further Assistance, ask a Reference Librarian


Updated 07-Aug-2008 SWH