The Trexler Library: Muhlenberg College

Abnormal Psychology

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Selected Reference Materials

ENCYCLOPEDIAS AND HANDBOOKS

Annual review of psychology. (1950- ). Stanford, CA: Annual Reviews.
Location: Online or search the library catalog by title to access
Note: 1950-2009 also available in print at 150.5 A615

Craighead, W.E, and Nemeroff, C.B. (Eds.). (2001). The Corsini encyclopedia of psychology and behavioral science (3rd ed.). New York: Wiley.
Location: Trexler Library 150.3 E562o, 2001 v.1-4

Credo Reference
Credo Reference provides access to 325 reference works, including general and subject specific dictionaries, encyclopedias, fact books, guides, companions and more from over 60 respected publishers across 17 major subject areas--all online, all searchable from one search box.
Location: Online or search the library catalog by title to access

Kazdin, A.E. (Ed.). (2000). Encyclopedia of psychology. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Location: Trexler Library 150.3 E653o v.1-8

Thackery, E. and Harris, M. (Eds.). (2003). The Gale encyclopedia of mental disorders. Detroit, MI: Gale Group.
Location: Trexler Library 616.89003 G151e v.1-2

Weiner, I.B. (Ed.). (2003). Handbook of psychology. New York: Wiley.
Location: Trexler Library 150 H236o v.1-12

Wolman, B.B. (Ed.). (1996). The encyclopedia of psychiatry, psychology and psychoanalysis (1st ed.). New York: Holt.
Location: Trexler Library 616.89003 W865e

DSM

American Psychiatric Association. (2000). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (4th ed.). (Text Revision). Washington, DC: Author.
Location: Trexler Library Ready Reference 616.89 A512d4 2000

Widiger, T.A., et. al. (Ed.). (1994-1998). DSM-IV sourcebook (1st ed.). Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association.
Location: Trexler Library 616.89075 A512d4 Suppl. v.1-4

SELECTED WEBSITES

American Psychological Association
http://www.apa.org

MedlinePlus: Learning Disorders (U.S. National Library of Medicine / National Institutes of Health)
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/learningdisorders.html

MedlinePlus: Mental Health (U.S. National Library of Medicine / National Institutes of Health)
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/mentalhealth.html

National Institute of Mental Health
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/

Finding Scholarly Articles

See a list of all databases via the Library Homepage  --  Databases A to Z (in the Quick Links box).

Check the Psychology Subject Guide for other recommended databases and resources.

START WITH...

***PsycINFO
Premier database of scholarly and professional literature in psychology and related areas.
NOTE: Search here first!

ALSO TRY...

Academic Search Premier
Indexes 700+ psychology publications (non-academic and peer-reviewed), and contains some full text for many of them.

OmniFile (WilsonWeb)
Indexes 100+ peer-reviewed psychology journals, and contains full text for many of these titles.

PsycARTICLES
Full-text of articles from over 60 journals published by the American Psychological Association and allied organizations.
NOTE: Most PsycARTICLES content is included in PsycINFO. Start with PsycINFO!

PubMed (Medline)
A database of citations and abstracts (with some links to full-text articles) in the fields of medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, and health care.

Sage Journals Online
Provides access to all journals published by Sage (full-text online for 1999-present), including many psychology, psychiatry, and related journals.

GETTING ARTICLES

1. When searching for articles in library databases, you may find the full-text of an article linked in the database.


2. If not, you need to search the Trexler Library Catalog to see if we own the journal in which the article is published.
   • Most databases have a Get It! link embedded. Click the link to check our holdings.
   • Otherwise, search the catalog by journal title or by ISSN . Verify that we have online, print, or microform access to the year/volume you need.
3. If we do not own the journal you need, request the article via Interlibrary Loan.
   • Some databases have a Request on Interlibrary Loan link embedded. Click the link to fill out the form. Click Submit.
   • Otherwise, use the Interlibrary Loan Journal Article Request Form (Library Homepage  --  Interlibrary Loan (in the Quick Links box)  --  Articles request form). Fill out the form with as much information as possible. Ask for help, if you have questions.

Citing Your Sources

For help using APA Style, consult the following resources:

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th ed. Washington, DC: APA, 2010.
Location: Trexler Library Reference Desk Reserve 808.06615 P976m 2010 (Level A, at Reference Desk)

Concise Rules of APA Style, 6th ed.  Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 2010.
Location: Trexler Library Reference Desk Reserve 808.06615 C744r 2010 (Level A, at Reference Desk)

Trexler Library handout on using APA style
http://www.muhlenberg.edu/library/reshelp/apa_example.pdf

Writer's Handbook (University of Wisconsin--Madison)
http://writing.wisc.edu/Handbook/DocAPA.html

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Last modified: 14 September 2011