Library Guides: Psychology: Home

Subject Resources

If you're just starting out as a Psychology student and need to get some background/fundamentals, the following can help:

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders DSM-5
Call Number: R 616.89 A51273
Publication Date: 2013
Clinical Psychology: A Global Perspective
Call Number: 616.89 H7131c
ISBN: 9781118959961
Publication Date: 2017-10-23
Abnormal Psychology
Call Number: 616.89 R2631a
Publication Date: 2017

These databases will be the best bets for starting your research in psychology. If you are having trouble finding articles, see our Finding Articles guide, or ask a librarian for help!

APA PsycArticles
This psychology database contains almost 125 full-text journals from the American Psychological Association, the Canadian Psychological Association, the Educational Publishing Foundation and the Hogrefe Publishing Group.
APA PsycInfo
This psychology database provides bibliographic citations for over 2,500 psychology/psychologically-relevant journals (a portion of which are available in full-text). Also includes a number of doctoral dissertations.
Psychology (Gale OneFile)
This psychology database provides access to almost 450 full-text scholarly and professional journals relating to the study of emotions, personality, and the human mind.
PubMed Central
This health and medical database is a full-text only version of PubMed. This means there are fewer articles to search, but all are immediately available.
Discovery Service for Illinois College
Search many of Illinois College's databases at once. Also referred to as Multi-Database Search.

See also these open educational databases:

NIMH
Open educational resource. Provides consumer publications from National Institute of Mental Health.
PsychOpen
Open-access database containing various psychology journals.

Here are some websites which might be helpful for a student in psychology:

American Psychiatric Association
National organization.
American Psychological Association
National organization.
APA: Careers
Career info from the American Psychological Association.
ICD-10
International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems 10th Revision. Section V covers mental and behavioral disorders.
Mental Health America
Mental health support and advocacy organization.
National Institute of Mental Health
Leading federal agency for research on mental disorders.
Psychology Today
Popular magazine (not a scholarly journal) covering topics in psychology for the general public.
State, Provincial & Territorial Psychological Association Directory
List of major state organizations.

The best place to find books about psychology is in the Schewe Library Catalog or in the library on the shelves primarily in the ___ range on the upper level. If you are having trouble finding more books, see our Finding Books guide. Here are some suggested titles:

Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches
Call Number: 300.72 C923r
Publication Date: 2018
Lewis's Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Call Number: 618.92 M3791L
Publication Date: 2017
Psychology in the Brain
Call Number: 612.82 K33
Publication Date: 2012
Critical Psychology
Call Number: 150.1 C934
Publication Date: 2000
Psychology
Call Number: Open Textbook Library
Publication Date: 2014
Psychology: Contemporary Perspectives
Call Number: 150 O41
Publication Date: 2013