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General Sites

Amoeba Web - a links megasite from Vanguard University, for professionals and the general public. Current and timely, presents a new featured website each month.

http://www.vanguard.edu/faculty/ddegelman/amoebaweb/

Encyclopedia of Psychology - not really an encyclopedia, but a clearinghouse of links to other sites, categorized with topics such as "Paradigms and Theories" and "Underlying Reductionistic Machinery."

http://www.psychology.org/links/

Internet Mental Health - a content-rich site containing definitions, descriptions, and prescriptions for the diagnosis and treatment of a wide variety of mental health disorders.  Of special value is the "Mental Health News" feature, which provides links to current news articles from professional and popular journals on mental-health-related topics.

http://www.mentalhealth.com/

Neuropsychology Central - site devoted to educating professionals and the public concerning research and findings in the field of neuropsychology.

http://www.neuropsychologycentral.com/

Neuroscience - part of the WWW Virtual Library, this clearinghouse site is sponsored by Cornell University.

http://neuro.med.cornell.edu

National Institute of Mental Health - federally-funded site containing basic information for the general public as well as links to current research for practitioners.

http://www.nimh.nih.gov

Psychology Topics - part of the American Psychology Association site, this page provides links to topics of interest to professionals, patients, and other interested parties. Includes links to publications, including the APA Monitor on Psychology, the Association's online journal.  (replaces PsychNet)

http://www.apa.org/topics/homepage.html

psych wURLd: MegaPsych Bookmarks - comprehensive links clearinghouse with wide variety of psychology-related topics - 58 different categories of links, plus articles.

http://www.tulsa.oklahoma.net/~jnichols/bookmarks.html

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Journals

PsychWatch - a comprehensive list of online journals in the psych fields, organized by specialty or discipline; frequently chosen as Website of the Month by the APA Monitor.

http://www.psychwatch.com/journalpage.htm

The American Journal of Psychiatry - official journal of the American Psychiatric Association. Current issue available free, subscription required for past issues.

http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/

Behavioral Neuroscience - published by the APA; features one free article from each issue for the past 6 months, subscription required for others.

http://www.apa.org/journals/bne.html

Current Research in Social Psychology - peer-reviewed journal sponsored by the Center for the Study of Group Processes at the University of Iowa. Free access.

http://www.uiowa.edu/~grpproc/crisp/crisp.html

Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior - journal publishing experimental data, sponsored by the University of Rochester; selected articles are available online.

http://seab.envmed.rochester.edu/jeab/

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History

Centre for Psychology Resources - links to articles on the general history of psychology and important contributors to its development.  (Be sure to check out the Academic Content Sites listed in the sidebar.)  Provided by Athabasca University.

http://psych.athabascau.ca/html/aupr/history.shtml

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Biology

Neurotransmitters - biochemical information concerning neurotransmitters from a professor of medicine at Indiana University.

http://web.indstate.edu/thcme/mwking/nerves.html

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Consciousness

Sleep, Dreams, and Wakefulness - contains full-text articles relating to sleep, plus a huge bibliographic database of sleep research.

http://ura1195-6.univ-lyon1.fr/index_e.html

SleepNet - an "educational site devoted to improving sleep health worldwide," SleepNet contains information pertaining to sleep disorders, hints for better sleep, a newsletter, and a wide variety of links.

http://sleepnet.com

Sleep and Dreams - Yahoo's sub-directory of sites relating to sleep, sleep disorders, dreams, dream interpretation, etc.  Part of the Yahoo Psychology directory.

http://dir.yahoo.com/Social_Science/Psychology/Branches/Sleep_and_Dreams/

Sleep Home Pages - comprehensive site offering sleep and sleep disorder information for patients and practitioners.  An authoritative source for clinical and research information, funded in part by the National Institute of Mental Health.

http://www.sleephomepages.org/

Dreamresearch.net - information from the University of California at Santa Cruz on the quantitative study of dreams using a system of content analysis. 

http://psych.ucsc.edu/dreams/

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Cognition and Mental Abilities

Serendip - intriguing cross-disciplinary site involving neurobiology, the humanities, and behavior sciences, sponsored by Bryn Mawr College.

http://serendip.brynmawr.edu

Mind Tools - although primarily aimed at career counseling, the Mind Tools site offers instruction and tips on improving memory, problem solving, stress management, creativity, and information and communication skills development.

http://www.mindtools.com/

Brain Power Club - puzzles, quizzes, IQ tests, etc. from Mind Sports Organization Worldwide.

http://www.msoworld.com/brain/

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Aggression

International Society for Research on Aggression - this association's home pages include abstracts from papers presented at their semi-annual conferences, information concerning membership and meetings, and links to related sites.

http://www.israsociety.com/

Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation - this international foundation sponsors scholarly research on problems of violence, aggression, and dominance.  The site includes free access to the HG Review, a digest of research findings and other information relating to aggressive behavior, violence, terrorism, and other issues.

http://www.hfg.org/

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Psychological Disorders

Mental Health InfoSource: Disorders - part of a continuing education resource for medical professionals, this site features an alphabetical list of disorders with accompanying information and articles for both consumers and professionals. Searchable.

http://www.mhsource.com/disorders/

Organization for Bipolar Affective Disorders - this society's website serves mainly as a support and information resource for people with mood disorders.  Contains a good selection of links and resources, although many are specific to Canada.

http://www.obad.ca/

Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation - although this site's main function is to provide support to OCD patients, it contains in-depth diagnosis and treatment information related to the disorder, useful for professionals and consumers.

http://www.ocfoundation.org/

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Therapies

CyberPsych - homepages of the American Psychoanalytic Foundation; features articles, links, and a gateway to The Psychoanalytic Quarterly (unfortunately, only the Journal's Tables of Contents are available online.)

http://www.cyberpsych.org/

Academy of Cognitive Therapy - this organization's website features information for consumers and members, self-help materials, and PDF forms for use in cognitive therapy settings.

http://academyofct.org

Journal of Mind & Behavior - abstracts of current and past articles from this publication are available on this site, plus subscription information. The Journal of Mind & Behavior promotes an interdisciplinary approach within psychology and related fields.

http://www.umaine.edu/jmb/

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Social Psychology

Social Cognition Paper Archive and Information Center - searchable abstracts of papers in the field of social cognition, plus links to journals and resources in social psychology.

http://www.indiana.edu/~soccog/scarch.html

Current Research in Social Psychology - the first peer-reviewed e-journal in the field, with current and archived full-text articles.

http://www.uiowa.edu/~grpproc/crisp/crisp.html

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