APA Psychiatry Online
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APA Psychiatry Online
Database info
APA Psychiatry Online is a web-based portal that features DSM-5 -the most widely used psychiatric reference in the world- and The American Journal of Psychiatry as the cornerstones of an essential collection of psychiatric references from American Psychiatric Publishing, covering all areas related to psychiatry.
Key Resources:
DSM-5-TR (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, Text Revision):
Comprehensive classification of mental disorders with criteria sets and annotations. Information about the disorder’s categorization, symptomatology, and diagnostic criteria.
The American Journal of Psychiatry: A journal that includes numerous articles, research studies, and findings related to various aspects of psychiatry.
Other journals include: FOCUS, The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, Psychiatric Services, Psychiatric Research and Clinical Practice and the American Journal of Psychotherapy.
Textbooks: A range of textbooks related to different aspects of psychiatry, offering in-depth information on various psychiatric topics (e.g. The American Psychiatric Association Publishing Textbook of Psychiatry, Seventh Edition).
Patient Education Resources: Resources and information that can be shared with patients to help them understand their conditions and treatments better (e.g. Understanding Mental Disorders: A Patient and Family Resource).
Study Guides: guides for students to aid in understanding some of the textbooks provided in this database (e.g., Study Guide to Psychopharmacology).
Access information:
Secure proxy access from off‐site locations is allowed. In other words, you do not need to be on-campus or have a VPN set-up.
The database can be found at: https://psychiatryonline.org/
Guides & training
Online Introduction Video by Psychiatry Online
How to use Psychiatry Online Database (External Instructional video on database usage)
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