Best Web
Sites in Psychology
By William E. Benet, PhD, PsyD
AlleyDog.com
Psychology sites, journals and resources for
colleges, teachers and students.
American Psychological
Association |
Topics
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The professional association of American psychologists
(Capsule comment: authoritative, well-documented)
American Psychological Society
Dedicated to the advancement
of scientific psychology
AmoebaWeb
Psychology on the Web
by
Douglas Degelman, PhD
(Capsule comment: comprehensive,
includes featured sites)
AssessmentPsychology
by William E. Benet, PhD, PsyD
(Capsule comment: comprehensive,
assessment & testing,
HON-accredited)
Classics
in the History of Psychology
by Christopher D. Green, PhD
(Capsule comment: seminal
full-text psychology classics)
Encyclopedia
of Psychology
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Department of Psychology, Jacksonville State
University
(Capsule comment: comprehensive,
well-maintained)
Internet
Mental Health
by Phillip
W. Long, MD
(Capsule
comment: comprehensive list of behavioral science
journals)
KSPope.com -
Articles, Research & Resources
by Kenneth S. Pope, PhD, ABPP
(Capsule comment: eclectic,
with an emphasis on assessment & ethics)
Mental Help
Net
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A CenterSite information
resource
(Capsule
comment: comprehensive, well-organized,
HON-accredited)
Mental Health
America
Formerly National Mental
Health Association
National Institute
of Mental Health
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National Institutes of Health
(Capsule
comment: comprehensive, authoritative,
HON-accredited)
PsychCentral
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by John Grohol,
PsyD
(Capsule
comment: comprehensive, well-documented,
HON-accredited)
Psychology Directory
Categorized links by topics in
psychology
Psychology
Information Online
by Donald
J. Franklin, PhD
(Capsule
comment: includes nation-wide practitioner directory)
Psychology Online
by Marcia Wehr, PhD
(Capsule comment: eclectic,
interesting, list of Top Ten sites)
Psychotherapy.net
Psychotherapy videos,
articles, humor, CE credits
by Victor Yalom, PhD
Psych Web
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by Russell A. Dewey, PhD
(Capsule
comment: comprehensive, with resources for students)
Social Psychology Network
Ψ
by Scott Plous, PhD
(Capsule comment: primarily
social and personality psychology, comprehensive
and well-organized)
Social Science Information Gateway (SOSIG)
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UK Resource Discovery Network
(Capsule comment: selective,
for researchers and practitioners)
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Top 10 Psychology Web
Sites
A survey
by Simon Rego, PhD, Internet Section
Editor
APA Division 12 Clinical Psychology
The
Clinical Psychologist
(APA Division 12) 60 (2),
p. 7, lists the results
of a survey to identify
the top 10 psychology
Web sites used by psychologists.
Simon Rego, PhD, the Division's
Internet section editor,
posted a message on a number
of psychology Internet lists
asking members to send him
their favorite 'go to' websites
for information and resources
in psychology. Here are
the results:
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Kenneth S. Pope, PhD
This site provides free
full-text articles and
other resources on assessment,
therapy, and forensics.
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National Institute of
Mental Health
This site provides information
from the Federal agency
that conducts and supports
research on mental illnesses.
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American Psychological
Association
Official web site of
the world's largest
professional association
of psychologists.
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PsychCentral
By John M. Grohol, Psy.D.,
this site claims to
be the Internet's largest
and oldest mental health
social network created
and run by mental health
professionals to provide
reliable, trusted information
and support communities
for consumers.
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WebMD
Describes itself as
"The leading source
for trustworthy and
timely health and medical
news and information."
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Anxiety Disorders Association
of America
This site offers complete
information on anxiety,
as well as a special
section on teen anxiety.
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Academy of Cognitive
Therapy
This site offers information
about cognitive therapy
and training, and how
to become certified
as a cognitive therapist.
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Association for Behavioral
and Cognitive Therapies
This site provides CEU,
CME, and other educational
opportunities; journals
for research and clinical
practice in behavioral
therapy and cognitive-behavioral
therapy; and referrals
for those seeking psychological
therapy.
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Obsessive Compulsive
Foundation
The OCF is an international
not-for-profit organization
composed of people with
obsessive compulsive
disorder (OCD) and related
disorders, and their
families, friends, professionals
and other concerned
individuals.
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Wikipedia
Describes itself as
"The biggest multilingual
free-content encyclopedia
on the Internet. Over
two million articles
and still growing."
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Selected Mental
Health Web Sites
Rank ordered
by number of web pages with domain
name citations using Google Search*
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Mental
Health Web Sites
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Citations
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5
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9
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Psychology Today
American Psychological
Association
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National Institute
of Mental Health
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Internet Mental
Health
PsychCentral
Ψ
American Psychiatric
Association
Mental Health America
American Psychological
Society
Mental Help Net
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Encyclopedia of
Psychology
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782,000
544,000
276,000
185,000
165,000
140,000
133,000
87,600
78,600
70,400
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*updated June 2007
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