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Welcome

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Welcome to Richter Library's Resources Guide for Psychology! This guide is a great tool for finding information for research, collecting articles for classes, and broadening your knowledge of Psychology. Each tab contains current and relevent resources for assisting you in collecting the best information for your project, interest, or research. 

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  • Saily Marrero

    Nursing & Health Studies, Biology, and Psychology Librarian

    sxm1838@miami.edu

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Research Databases

Clinical Decision Support Databases

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eBook Collections

eBook Central
Provides access to over 100,000 academic titles across many disciplines. Books may be viewed online using the ebrary reader. Many titles are also available to download for reading offline. Users will be prompted to create / log in to their own ebrary account to access the download functionality. Windows and Mac users will use Adobe Digital Editions to view the downloaded titles. iPad users will use the Bluefire Reader app to view the downloaded titles.

National Academy Press Digital Library
The National Academy Press is a searchable multidisciplinary digital library of full-text book length research studies and policy reports by leading experts in their fields. Hundreds of titles are available in PDF or HTML format. Readers are able to search the full-text of one or all publications; search all titles; browse by subject category.

DSM-5

The DSM-5 is a manual published by the American Psychiatric Association and covers all mental health disorders for both children and adults. The DSM-5 also lists known causes of these disorders, statistics in terms of gender, age at onset, and prognosis as well as some research concerning the optimal treatment approaches. The University of Miami Libraries provides multiple sources of access to this resource.

The DSM-5 is available through Psychiatry Online

Click here to obtain a list of DSM-5 Related Books

Directions to the Stacks

1) Go to the 2nd floor of Richter Library

2) If you're coming from the elevators go to your right. If you're coming from the stairs go straight toward the elevators across and take a left.

3) Look for the sign that says "Stacks Elevators" down the hall.

Tests & Measurements Database

Health and Psychosocial Instruments
Offers evaluation and measurement tools used in health and psychosocial studies.

PsycINFO
Abstracts of scholarly journal articles, book chapters, books, and dissertations, in behavioral science and mental health.From the American Psychological Association.

Note

Instruments (tests, scales, etc.) for measuring behaviors, attitudes, etc. are often available commercially and must be purchased to access and use. UM Libraries does not purchase these items. It advises students and faculty to include the expense in research funding applications or request purchase through the department.

Tutorials for searching for & evaluating tests, measures University of British Columbia

Tests & Measurements on the Web

ETS Test Link
Follow the instructions on the Advanced Search screen to Search for a Downloadable Test

NIH Toolbox
Set of brief measures - many freely available in full text - for assessing cognitive, emotional, motor and sensory function from ages 3 to 85.

Psychological Tests
Offers links to many organizations, websites, and tools that provide access to tests; information about tests; and other resources.

Testing and Assessment
An older website with links to many different psychological tests.

York University Psychology Resource Center
This Center offers an extensive collection of measurement resources. Use the tabs to explore it.

Finding Dissertations

ProQuest Dissertations & Theses
Formerly Digital Dissertations Online: A listing of doctoral dissertations in all subject areas completed at U. S. accredited institutions, with some Master's theses and foreign dissertations.

Proquest: Dissertations & Theses @ University of Miami
Proquest provides access to the dissertations and theses produced by students at the University of Miami.

Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
Contains full-text theses and dissertations from colleges and universities around the world. The Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD) is an international organization dedicated to promoting the adoption, creation, use, dissemination and preservation of electronic analogues to the traditional paper-based theses and dissertations.

Scholarship @ Miami
"The University of Miami Graduate School Collection contains over 4000 dissertations and theses created between 1961 and the present. The Graduate School supports masters-level and doctoral programs on the Coral Gables campus, at the Miller School of Medicine, and at the Rosenstiel School of Marine ant Atmospheric Science."

What is Evidence Based Practice (EBP)?

According to the American Psychological Association, evidence based practice (EBP) in Psychology is:

"Evidence-based practice is the integration of the best available research with clinical expertise in the context of patient characteristics, culture and preferences."


The APA's Policy Statement on Evidence Based Practice in Psychology (EBPP) further elaborates that:

"The purpose of EBPP is to promote effective psychological practice and enhance public health by applying empirically supported principles of psychological assessment, case formulation, therapeutic relationship, and intervention."

APA Presidential Task Force on Evidence-Based Practice. (2006). Evidence-based practice in psychology. American Psychologist, 61, 271-285.

Study Designs




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