Psychology Web Resources

General

AmoebaWeb (Douglas Degelman, Ph.D., Vanguard University of Southern California)
http://www.vanguard.edu/faculty/ddegelman/amoebaweb/

American Psychological Association: APA Online: Topics
http://www.apa.org/topics/

Mental Health Information Network (BU Medical Library & Mass Dept of Mental Health)
http://mhin.bu.edu/index.cfm

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

Associations

American Psychological Association
http://www.apa.org
This official web page of the APA contains information about publications (including tables of contents and abstracts for the most recent issues of APA journals), a Concept Corridor (see above), news releases, the Ethics Office "Principles and Code of Conduct", grad school information, etc. Have fun exploring!

The Association for Psychological Science
http://www.psychologicalscience.org/
The APS mission is to "promote, protect, and advance the interests of scientifically oriented psychology in research, application, and the improvement of human welfare." Information on APS, job listings in the field of psychology, publications, conventions, and other psychology links are included.

International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology
http://www.iaccp.org/
The aims of this Association are to "facilitate communication among persons interested in a diverse range of issues involving the intersection of culture and psychology". Find here information on conferences sponsored and books published by IACCP, related graduate programs, and news of Association members.

Medical Issues

DANA BrainWeb (Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives)
http://www.dana.org/resources/brainweb/
The non-profit organization of more than 175 pre-eminent neuroscientists, including 6 Nobel Laureates, recommends the Internet sites reviewed on this site as helpful resources for people concerned about brain diseases and disorders. Scroll down the first screen for a list of brain-related diseases.

PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/PubMed/
This index to medical journals is designed for professional use. Use the thesaurus or "details" button to find out the appropriate terms to use when searching.