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Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Health
Available to members of Thrall. "Coverage of highly sought-after topics including Alzheimer's and Dementia, Autism and Asperger's Syndrome, ADHD, Autism, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, Stuttering, Traumatic Brain Injury. The entries are written in non-technical language to enhance understanding."
Mental Health Resources
Directory of resources from Thrall's Health and Wellness information guide.
Salem Health: Magill's Medical Guide
Available to members of Thrall. Browse or search encyclopedic articles on psychology and mental health.


Web Resources General Psychology
AllPsych
Sections include: Careers and Education in Psychology, Forums, Fun and Games, News, Online Tests, Psychitric Disorders (Alphabetical Index of all Disorders, Anxiety Disorders, Diagnosis Facts, Dissociative Disorders, DSM IV, Eating Disorders, Impulse Control Disorders, Mood Disorders, Paraphilias, Personality Disorders, Psychotic Disorders, Sexual Dysfunctions, Sleep Disorders, Somatoform Disorders, Substance-Related Disorders), Psychology Texts (Psychology 101, more), Reference Section (Timeline of Psychology, Biographies, Psychology Dictionary, Bookshelf, Street Drug Fact Sheet, Psychotherapy Facts, Psychotropic Medication Guide), Research, and related resources online.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Includes: Psychology Topics, a Glossary, topics of special interest to "Patients and Families," news, articles, APA Style guidelines, and more.
American Psychiatric Association (APA)
"The American Psychiatric Association is a medical specialty society recognized world-wide. Its over 38,000 U.S. and international member physicians work together to ensure humane care and effective treatment for all persons with mental disorder, including mental retardation and substance-related disorders."
APA Dictionary of Psychology
Classics in the History of Psychology
Full text of major psychological works/papers/studies. Sections include: Ancient Thought, Medieval/Renaissance Thought, Modern Philosophical Thought. Provided by York University, Toronto, Canada.
CliffNotes: Developmental Psychology
"These articles can help you understand the psychology of human development." Topics include: Childbirth, Cognitive Development, Conception, Crisis in Middle Adulthood, Death and Dying, Establishing a Career, Ethics, Family, Fear and Aggression, Friends and Playmates, Genders, Health Issues, Independence, Infertility, Intellectual Development, Intelligence and Memory, Juvenile Delinquency, Orientation, Peer Pressures, Personality, Physical Development, Pregnancy, Prenatal Care, Psychosocial Development, Relationships, Research, Search for Identity, Self-Concept, Sexuality, Social Cognition, Starting a Family, Stressors, Theories of Aging, Work and Retirement.
CliffNotes: Psychology
"These articles can help you understand the psychological aspects of the human mind." Topics include: Abnormal Psychology/Behavior, Adolescence, Aggression, Altruism, Assessments, Attitudes, Attraction, Behavioral Modifications, Biological Bases of Behavior, Circadian Rhythms, Classical and Operant Conditioning, Cognition and Language, Cognitive and Social Learning, Consciousness, Decision Making, Diversity Issues , Drugs and Effects, Electrical Stimulation of the Brain, Emotions, Extinction, Gestalt Theory, Institutionalization, Intelligence, Legal Aspects, Measurement and Statistics, Memory Storage/Retrieval/Loss, Motivations, Nature and Nurture, Need Hierarchy, Nonverbal Communication, Perception, Personality Development, Perspectives, Prejudice, Prenatal, Problem Solving, Psychotherapies, Research Methods, Responsiveness, Sensations (senses of vision, hearing, taste, smell, touch), Sleep, Stress and Health, Tests, Traits and Types, Treatments.
Conditions (formerly Diagnosis Dictionary)
Definition, symptoms, causes, and treatments of conditions with a psychological component. From Psychology Today.
Find a Psychologist
From American Psychological Association (APA).
How Your Brain Works
From How Stuff Works.
Hypnosis
From How Stuff Works.
Mental Health and Behavior
Numerous articles of psychological disorders and mental wellness topics. From the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
Mind and Brain News
Scientific news and research. From ScienceDaily.com.
Monitor on Psychology
A publication of the American Psychological Association. View current and past editions online. Downloadable editions (PDF) also available when you view an issue.

See also this direct link to APA's digital editions and this link for back issues (to January 2001).
National Association of School Psychologists
Includes a Career Center and a Resource Library.
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
"The mission of NIMH is to transform the understanding and treatment of mental illnesses through basic and clinical research, paving the way for prevention, recovery and cure." Includes news, articles, research, publications, and more.
An Overview of Psychology
Topics include: Basics; Personality Development; Cognitive Psychology; Developmental Psychology; Behavioral Theories; Psychosocial Theories; History; Personality Psychology; Leadership; Psychotherapy; Neuroscience and Biological Psychology; Branches; Social Psychology; For Students; and Glossary. From VeryWell.com.

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10 Types of Psychological Theories
Psych Basics
Introductory articles and opposing viewpoints on a wide variety of psychological subjects. Topics include: Addiction, Aging, Antisocial Personality Disorder, Anxiety, Autism, Behavioral Economics, Bipolar Disorder, Child Development, Cognition, Creativity, Depression, Diet, Eating Disorders, Evolutionary Psychology, Gender, Happiness, Humor, Integrative Medicine, Laughter, Law and Crime, Love, Low Sexual Desire, Media, Memory, Narcissism, Neuroscience, Parenting, Personality, Pets, Philosophy, Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, Relationships, Resilience, Seasonal Affective Disorder, Self-Esteem, Self-Help, Sexuality, Sleep, Social Life, Spirituality, Sport and Competition, Stress, and Work. From Psychology Today.
PsychCentral
Described as "the Internet's largest and oldest independent mental health network," this website offers a wide variety of articles on all aspects of psychology and psychological theory. Included is a Symptoms and Treatments of Mental Disorders, DMS-IV Diagnostic Codes, News, Research, a blog, a public forum, quizzes, and more.
Psychology and Mental Wellness News
Psychology Articles: How-to Help and Videos
Topics include: Analyzing Theories of Psychology; Understanding Intelligence/Multiple Intelligences; Types of Psychology Professionals; Understanding the Id, Ego, and Superego in Psychology. From the "For Dummies" series.
Psychology Help Center (formerly APA Help Center)
"Psychology Help Center is an online consumer resource featuring information related to psychological issues affecting your daily physical and emotional well-being. Refer to our fact sheet series to learn how psychologists can help." From the American Pschological Association.
Psychology Today
Consumer-oriented periodical exploring popular psychology and personal wellness topics.
Psychologists
Career overview. Topics include: Nature of the Work, Training, Other Qualifications, Advancement, Employment, Job Outlook, Projections Data, Earnings, Related Occupations. From the Occupational Outlook Handbook.
Psychotherapy Facts
From AllPsych.com.
PubPsych
"PubPsych is a free information retrieval system for psychological resources. It offers a comprehensive and balanced selection of resources from a growing number of international databases with a European focus, covering the needs of academic and professional psychologists." Sources include: PSYNDEX (an abstract database), PASCAL (which "covers the core scientific literature in Science, Technology and Medicine with special emphasis on European literature"), MEDLINE (health and medical), ERIC (education), NARCIS (science), NORART ("Norwegian and Nordic index to periodical articles"), PsychOpen ("the European Open-Access Publishing Platform for Psychology"), and PsychData ("the Center for Research Data in Psychology documents and long-term archives research data from all areas of psychology and the social sciences").
Scientific American: Mind
Topics include: Behavior and Society; Cognition; Mental Health; Neurological Health; and Neuoscience.
The Secret Life of the Brain
Documentary on the human brain from PBS.
Sigmund Freud Collection
"The digitized collection documents Freud's founding of psychoanalysis, the maturation of psychoanalytic theory, the refinement of its clinical technique, and the proliferation of its adherents and critics. Many facets of Freud's life and work are reflected, including his early medical and clinical training; his relationship with family, friends, colleagues, students, and patients; his association with early psychoanalytic societies; his perspectives on analytical training; and his numerous writings." From the Library of Congress.
VeryWell.com
"Our articles are not only written by experienced doctors, therapists, nurses, and other experts, but vetted for accuracy by board-certified physicians." Launched by About.com as a standalone brand in 2016.

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Grief & Bereavement Websites
Bereavement
Includes a variety of resources on grief and grieving in general and for many specific situations including pregnancy loss, sudden infant death(SIDS), substance abuse deaths, and suicide. From Medline Plus, a service of the National Library of Medicine.
The Compassionate Friends
"When a child dies, at any age, the family suffers intense pain and may feel hopeless and isolated. The Compassionate Friends provides highly personal comfort, hope, and support to every family experiencing the death of a son or a daughter, a brother or a sister, or a grandchild, and helps others better assist the grieving family."
Modern Loss
"Modern Loss is a place to share the unspeakably taboo, unbelievably hilarious, and unexpectedly beautiful terrain of navigating your life after a death. Beginners welcome." Includes helpful how-to articles, advice for friends, and a list of organizations offering support.
Resources for People with CG
A directory of national grief organizations as well as resources in the New York Metropolitan Area. From the Center for Complicated Grief at the Columbia School of Social Work.
Writing a Condolence Note
An article on how to write a condolence note to someone who is grieving. From the American Hospice Foundation.
*Related books for further reading
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Perception, Senses, & Illusions

Perception & the Senses
In-depth articles from Encyclopedia Britannica:
Perception
Senses
Perception
Definition from PsychCentral.


Illusions - Optical & Other
Illusion
In-depth article from Encyclopedia Britannica.
Optical Illusions: a Selection of the Most Popular and Cool Optical Illusions
Includes the explanation.
What Is An Optical Illusion?
From the Optical Society.
Archimedes' Laboratory Optical Illusions
"A collection of new puzzling visual illusions to challenge your senses!"
Mind Illusions
From the Secret Life of the Brain on PBS.
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Self-Help & Self-Improvement
Finding Self-Help Books
A printable pathfinder from Middletown Thrall Library. (PDF - view with the Adobe Reader).
Self-Help Basics
From Psychology Today. Topics include: Self-Reinvention, Setting and Achieving Goals, Being Your Best Self, Becoming More Mindful, Becoming Happier. Also includes Self-Help Blogs.
Self-Help Resource Guide
From Middletown Thrall Library. Browse resources online and in the library system catalog.


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