Databases & E-Reference Materials

Covers nearly all aspects and ramifications of stress, including neuroimmune interactions, cytokines, enzymatic disorders, effects on the cardiovascular system, immunity and inflammation, disasters, mental illnesses, and physical illnesses.

Covering anatomy, physiology, neuropsychology, clinical neurology, neuropharmacology, evolutionary biology, genetics, and behavioral science, this four-volume encyclopedia contains over 200 articles from experts around the world as well as over 1,000 figures and illustrations.

This reference work covers many subjects within the field of traumatology, including trauma psychology, military psychiatry and behavioral health, post-traumatic stress and stress disorders, trauma social work, disaster mental health, and socio-historical examinations of long-term effects of major traumas experienced by whole communities and nations, both natural (Pompeii, Hurricane Katrina) and man-made (the Holocaust, 9/11).

Covers the entire spectrum of psychology, including notable people, theories, terminology, landmark case studies and experiments, applications of psychology in advertising, medicine and sports, and career information.

Covers topics critical to understanding human mental functions in complex environments. Issues discussed include teamwork, human error, computers, the interaction of the human mind with society and culture, forensics, instruction, law and mental health, consumer psychology, and the influence of media on cognition.

Volume 1: Theoretical Models of Human Development explores a variety of theoretical approaches, including life-span/life-course theories, socio-culture theories, structural theories, object-relations theories, diversity and development theories, phenomenology and ecological systems theory, positive youth development, and religious and spiritual development.

Volume 2: Cognition, Perception, and Language covers mechanisms of cognitive and perceptual development in language acquisition. Topics covered include neural bases of cognition, motor development, grammar and langauge rules, information processing, and problem solving skills.

Volume 3: Social, Emotional, and Personality Development covers mechanisms of socialization and personality development, including parent/child relationships, peer relationships, emotional development, gender role acquisition, pro-social and anti-social development, motivation, achievement, social cognition, and moral reasoning.

Volume 4: Child Psychology in Practice covers child psychology in clinical and educational practice. Topics addressed include educational assessment and evaluation, character education, learning disabilities, media and popular culture, children's health, and parenting.

The Handbook of Clinical Rating Scales and Assessment in Psychiatry and Mental Health is a tool for psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, physicians, and social workers. Includes reviews of the most commonly used outcome and screening measures for the major psychiatric diagnoses and treatment scenarios.