Selected Resources in Mental Health
- American Psychiatric Association (APA)
- Information about the American Psychiatric Association, its
publications, members, and schedule of events. Also
includes public policy advocacy, clinical and
research resources and links to other organizations.
- American Psychological Association (APA)
- Information about the Association, job postings, conferences, research and links to other resources.
Includes the APA clinical practice guidelines.
- American Psychological Society (APS)
- Information about the Society and its services. Provides links to other resources including electronic
journals, teaching resources and job search support. An excellent site for academic psychology.
- American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)
- Information about AACAP current events and access to various AACAP literature.
- CenterWatch Clinical Trials Listing Service
- Provides a variety of information related to clinical trials. A resource for both patients and
professionals. Not limited to psychiatric/psychological trials.
- DSM-IV Diagnosis and Codes
- Numerical listing of diagnoses and codes with corresponding alphabetical listing.
- Encyclopedia of Psychology - Psychology Websites
- Websites arranged hierarchically. Includes good annotations and some original material.
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
- Information about the NIMH, mental health and mental illness, and NIMH funded grants and research
projects.
- National Mental Health Association
- A volunteer advocacy organization. The site includes prevention information,
advocacy and outreach programs, and news.
Tests, Measurements & Questionnaires
- Finding Information about Psychological Tests
- Answers to Frequently-Asked Questions (FAQ) by the American Psychological Association. Describes
when to use the print copy of Tests in Print (TIP), and the Mental Measurements Yearbook (MMY).
- ERIC/AE Test Locator
- Provides help locating tests, reviews of tests, and test publisher contact information. Has
tips on test selection and fair testing practices.
General Collections of Resources in Mental Health
- Psych Central: Dr. Grohol's Mental Health Page
- Includes mailing lists, newsgroups, book reviews and Web resources divided
into "general" and "professional."
- Mental Help Net
- This award-winning site contains online mental health information,
news, and resources. Intended for mental health professionals and
laypeople.
- Internet Mental
Health
- Organized by disorder, includes treatment information, research
information (from PubMed), patient information from professional
organizations, and magazine article citations.
Local Resources
- San Diego Psychological Association
- Provides membership information and announces local continuing education events. Has brief
information to assist the public in selecting a psychologist.
- UCSD Cognitive Science Department
- Describes the Cognitive Science department, their course offerings, upcoming seminars. Provides
contact information for people in the department and summarizes faculty research activities.
- UCSD Department of Psychiatry (School of Medicine)
- Provides general information about the department and specific information about their residency
program, clinical services, faculty and research programs.
- UCSD Department of Psychology
- Provides general information about the department, research interests of faculty and current job
openings. Provides links to department faculty Web pages and various other campus resources.
Library Catalog Searches
Choosing one of the following links will send you to the UCSD Libraries' ROGER catalog and
run a search for books, whole journals, and other items on that subject. You can then use the
"Limit" option on the ROGER screen to narrow down the search by date, type of material,
library location, etc. These subject headings are presented here as good starting points.
Once in ROGER, you may want to try other search strategies to meet your particular needs.
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