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PSYCHOLOGY RESEARCH / REFERENCE GUIDES AND BIBLIOGRAPHIES

Mental Health Resource Guide
REF RC454.4 M4595 2001
Contains 3-5 page chapters followed by lists of organizations, publications, and a/v tapes on the following topics: mental illness in modern society, coping with daily living, laws that affect individuals with mental illness, anxiety disorders, depressive disorders, eating disorders, schizophrenia, substance abuse, mental illness in children and youth, mental illness in elders.

Measures for Psychological Assessment: A Guide to 3000 Original Sources and their Applications
REF BF698.5 C45 1975
Indexes 3000 references to publications in which individual measures were first described. Author and descriptor indexes are in the front matter.

Reference Companion to the History of Abnormal Psychology
REF RC454.4 H68 1984
2-volume set contains short entries for a variety of topics and people important in the history of abnormal psychology. Each entry contains a reference to the more detailed source of information on the topic/person.

Psychology of Humor
REF BF575 L3 R64 2002
Contains topic chapters with extensive reference lists on terminology and domains of humor, origins and evolution of humor, modern theoretical aspects of humor, differential and functional aspectcs of humor, methodological and futuristic aspects of humor. Also contains annotated bibliography of humor studies in psychology (1970-2001).

Psychology: An Introductory Bibliography
REF BF121 P76 1996
An annotated bibliography of subjects in psychology arranged to correspond to common psychology textbooks. Includes books, book chapters, and articles primarily from the 1970's through 1990's, with some major works from earlier years. Author and subject indexes.

Eminent Contributors to Psychology
REF BF38 W38 1974
2-volume set. V1-Bibliography of Primary References, V2-Bibliography of Secondary References. Approximately 65,000 citations to 500+ major contributors to psychology living between 1600-1967 AD. Each volume rranged alphabetically by subject.

History of Psychology: A Guide to Information Sources
REF BF81 V56 1979
3000+ entries of international english-language works; half are annotated. Includes general history of psychology reference sources, history references including geographic subdivisions, histories of journals, instruments, methods, individuals and content areas. Also history references for related fields such as philosophy, psychiatry, biology, sociology, education. Name, title, and subject indexes.

A History of American Psychology in Notes and News 1883-1945
REF BF108 U5 H58 1989
Indexes the 'Notes and News' sections of the six major journals, which, before the establishment of the American Psychologist, were the major sources of information on developments in the field of psychology. 'Notes and News' sections typically not indexed elsewhere, making this a unique source for such information. Indexed by subject.

Other Research / Reference Guides and Bibliographies
History of Psychology and the Behavioral Sciences REF BF81 .W36 1978
Guide to Manuscript Collections in the History of Psychology and Related Areas REF BF81.S58 1982
Social Networks and Mental Health: An Annotated Bibliography [Oversize] RA790.5 .B383 1985
Harvard List of Books in Psychology (4th ed) REF BF121 H28 1971
Index of Scientific Writings on Creativity (General 1566-1974) REF BF408 R686 1976

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