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Psychology Subject Guide
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Welcome to the Psychology Subject Guide. Please use the tabs above to navigate your way through the site, depending on the type of resources you need.

Top Psychology resources:

DSM IV -TR

Link to the Muskingum Catalog record for the DSM. The manual does not circulate and can be located on the shelves behind the librarian desk.

APA Style Guide

Databases:

PsycINFO 1967- This link opens in a new window
Index and abstracts of articles, books, chapters, dissertations, and reports in psychology.
PsycINFO Historical 1872-1966 This link opens in a new window
Index and abstracts of historical psychological journals, 1872-1966.
Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection This link opens in a new window
Index, abstracts, and full text covering topics such as emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry and psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational and experimental methods.