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Psychology: Reference Sources

Highlights of the Fordham library resources on psychology.

Welcome

Welcome to the Psychology Guide. Here you will find links to reference books, websites, databases, writing tools and tests that are commonly used in psychological research. Please email Jane and Katie if you have any questions or suggestions for this guide.

Clinical & Diagnostic Manuals

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, DSM-5-TR, 5 edition, Text Revision. by American Psychiatric Association
Washington, DC : American Psychiatric Association Publishing, [2022]
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders DSM-5 by American Psychiatric Association Staff
Call Number: E-book
Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association, 2013.
5th edition
Also available in print in Reference Area, RC469.D545 2013 (all libraries)

Supplement to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, DSM-5, October 2018 & February 2020.
This supplement includes ICD-10-CM Coding. Please check the website (https://psychiatryonline.org) for subsequent updates.

Casebook for DSM-5 by Elizabeth Ventura (Editor)
Call Number: Ebook
New York : Springer Publishing Company, [2017]
Desk Reference to the Diagnostic Criteria from DSM-5 by American Psychiatric Association Staff; Kernberg
Call Number: Digital Reserves and (RH) Ref Desk RC455.2.C4 D544 2013
Washington, DC : American Psychiatric Publishing, c2013.
DSM-5 Clinical Cases by John W. Barnhill (Editor)
Call Number: E-book
Washington, DC : American Psychiatric Publishing, A Division of American Psychiatric Association, [2014]
DSM-5 Learning Companion for Counselors by Stephanie F. Dailey; Carmen S. Gill; Shannon L. Karl; Casey A. Barrio Minton
Call Number: E-book
Alexandria, VA: American Counseling Association, 2014.
The Psychiatric Interview by Daniel Carlat
Call Number: E-book and (LC) RC480.7 .C315 2017 Stacks

7th Edition Publication Manual (2020)

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association: The Official Guide to APA Style by American Psychological Association Staff
Call Number: REF BF76.7.P83 2020 (RH LC WC)
Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, [2020].
This book is the new 7th edition. In Reference at all Fordham libraries.

National Institute of Mental Health

The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is the lead federal agency for research on mental disorders.

National Institute of Mental Health - Home
Includes: mental health topics, statistics, fact sheets, clinical trials, news, and recommendations on where to go to for help.
National Institute of Mental Health - Topic Finder
Organized by: Health Topics, Populations, and Research.

Writing and Research Guides

Oxford Bibliographies Online This link opens in a new window
This resource combines the best features of annotated bibliography with discipline-specific encyclopedic articles. It is the perfect entry into the seminal literature on your chosen topic. The database includes multiple subjects, so use the Advanced Search option to limit your search to Psychology. Citations are linked to full text when available.

Writing Literature Reviews: A Guide for Students of the Social and Behavioral Sciences by Jose L. Galvan
Call Number: (LC, RH, W) H61.8.G3 2013 Stacks
Glendale, CA: Pyrczak, 2013.
5th edition

Dictionaries & Encyclopedias

APA Dictionary of Statistics and Research Methods by Sheldon Zedeck (Editor)
Call Number: RH Ref BF76.5 .A7263 2014
Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [2014].
The Concise Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology and Behavioral Science by W. Edward Craighead (Editor); Charles B. Nemeroff (Editor)
Call Number: E-book
Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2004.
3rd edition
The Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology by Irving B. Weiner; W. Edward Craighead
Call Number: (RH, W) Ref +BF31.E52 2010
New York, NY: Wiley, 2010.
4 volumes
A Dictionary of Psychology by Andrew M. Colman
Call Number: E-book
New York, NY: Oxford UP, 2015.
Fourth edition

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