Psychology: Reference

Reference books can help you learn more about a topic and get started focusing a research question. The titles below are a small selection of reference works available in print in the Dafoe Library and/or online. You can search for other reference books in Library Search. 

• Handbook of Psychology (2013)
• International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences (2015)
• Handbook of Child Psychology (2006)
• Handbook of Psychological and Educational Assessment of Children (2003)
• Learning and Memory: a comprehensive reference (2008)
• Directory of Unpublished Experimental Mental Measures (2008) 
• APA Educational Psychology Handbook (2012)
• APA Handbook of Research Methods in Psychology (2012)
• Dictionary of Psychological Testing, Assessment and Treatment (2007)
• A Student's Dictionary of Psychology and Neuroscience (2017)
• A Research Guide to Psychology (2018)
• APA Dictionary of Psychology
• MedlinePlus Mental Health and Behavior (open access) (NLM/NIH)

A source for dictionaries and encyclopedias in Psychology and related areas.
 Basic Credo Search  and  Psychology Reference Books 

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM 5)
The DSM 5 is online via the Psychiatry Online database. For earlier editions and related materials use Library Search.