LibGuides: Psychology (Ybor City): Web Sites

Psychology Websites

American Psychological Association
This website for the APA offers pyschology information for students, the public, and professionals in the field.
Classics in the History of Psychology
"Full texts of a large number of historically significant public domain documents from the scholarly literature of psychology and allied disciplines available on the World Wide Web."
Medline Plus: Mental Health & Behavior
Mental Health links, reference, research, multimedia and more from the National Library of Medicine and the National Institites of Health.
Merck Manual: Mental Health Disorders
A listing of disorders, and info about their diagnosis, symptoms and treatment -- (organized according to various subject headings).
National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
This site is run by the Department of Veterans' Affairs. It provides educational info on the diagnosis and treatment of PTSD, as well as helpful advice about how to live with PTSD if you or a loved one are affected by it.
Social Psychology Network
This Wesleyan University's site offers links to thousands of social-psychology and general psychology resources.
Writing in Psychology (Purdue Owl)

Google tips and specialized searching

Here are tips for how to Search on Google.

Google pages for advanced search, videos, and images are linked below:

Website Evaluation tools

Think carefully about the sources you are finding and using. Here are some tools that can help:

The SIFT Method
Apply the C.R.A.A.P. detection model (click links for tips):

C for Currency

Currency - How recent is the information?

R for Reliability

Reliability - What kind of information is included in the resource? Is it balanced? Does the creator provide references or sources for data or quotations?