Psychology

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• APA Dictionary of Psychology
• A Dictionary of Psychology
• Dictionary of Psychopathology

• The Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology
• Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders: DSM-5
• Encyclopedia of Adolescence
• Encyclopedia of Human Development
• Encyclopedia of Multicultural Psychology
• Encyclopedia of Psychology
• Encyclopedia of Social Psychology
• Encyclopedia of Statistics in Behavioral Science
• International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences
• Learning and Memory: a Comprehensive Reference
• Oxford Reference Online

• American Psychiatric Association
• American Psychological Association
• Association for Psychological Science
• Careers in Psychology
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Mental Health
• Classics in the History of Psychology
• Cognitive Science Society
• CDC National Center for Health Statistics: Mental Health Faststats
• National Institute of Mental Health
• Questionnaire Instrument Compendium
• Social Psychology Network