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Abnormal psychology: Web Resources

Abnormal Psychology web Resources

  • Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5)  is the standard classification of mental disorders used by mental health professionals in the United States and contains a listing of diagnostic criteria for every psychiatric disorder recognized by the U.S. healthcare system.
  • Disorders.org  - A resource for easy-to-read information with cited sources and links to foster deeper understanding of mental, eating, and other disorders as well as many other counseling and therapy topics.
  • Faces of Abnormal Psychology -  Flash-based interactive module featuring diagnostic criteria for various conditions, case histories, video interviews, and discussion of treatments. From McGraw-Hill.
  • PsychiatryOnline -  A web-based portal that features DSM-5™ and The American Journal of Psychiatry. The website provides a wealth of psychiatric information including the APA Practice Guidelines.
  • PTSD: National Center for PTSD -  Professional section contains training materials as well as information and tools to help you with assessment and treatment. These materials are based on the latest research, much of which is conducted by National Center staff.
  • BrainWeb -  From the Dana Foundation, BrainWeb details more than 25 common brain diseases and disorders, including such topics as addiction, depression, Huntington's disease and epilepsy.
  • Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation -Publishes the Journal of Biblical Counseling and has other resources on their site including blogs, podcasts, and teaching videos.
  • PsychNet-UK - Contains links to relevant information, articles on mental illness, fact sheets, forums, software downloads and research sources.
  • Psychology Today - In addition to their general interest magazine, this site has links to many topics and blogs about psychology and related fields.
  • Science Daily: Psychology News -  Recent news, articles, and books related to psychology.
  • Social Psychology Network - One of the largest Internet sites devoted to psychological research and teaching. The site provides information on topics such as prejudice and racism, the psychology of gender, persuasion and propaganda, group dynamics and much more.
  • Abnormal Psychology from the Simply Psychology website, defines and discusses abnormal psychology and types of disorders.
  • Beginner’s Guide to Abnormal Psychology provides links for beginners.
  • Keirsey Temperament Sorter II like the more complete Myers-Briggs test, the Keirsey Sorter is based on Jung's theory of personality types.
  • Psych Web provides links to scholarly psychology resources.