Research and Course Guides: PSYC 212: Research Methods in Psychology: Web Sites

Human Behavioral Biology

Stanford professor Robert Sapolsky

These Web sites provide information and links to other research oriented psychology sites:

APA Topics
Long list of topics you may wander through and find the most fascinating.
Psychology Today -- Topics
Includes exciting topics that interest the general public.
Social Psychology network
This site, from Weslayan University, provides links to over 4,000 web sites in social psychology. It includes searching capabilities within the web site.

Childstats.gov: Forum on Child and Family Statistics
The official web site of the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics (FORUM). Their annual report is America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being,
National Center for Health Statistics: Mental Health
Basic statistics on Mental Health.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
This organization includes information on prevention, legal information, health care reform, military families, and statistics.

These resources are associations, organizations, and agencies which are of interest to psychology researchers:

American Psychological Association
This is the official home page of the American Psychological Association. In addition to providiing information on the association and its members, it provides access to other resources on the WWW of interest to those doing psychological research. Check out the resources they have to offer, including PsycCAREERS and KidsPSYCH.
National Institute of Mental Health
This is the home page for the governmental agency that conducts and supports research on mental illness and mental health. In addition to providing information on the organization, it reviews information on a variety of topics on mental health and disorders.
Association for Psychological Science -- Research Topics
APS is the leading international organization dedicated to advancing scientific psychology across disciplinary and geographic borders. Their members provide a richer understanding of the world through their research, teaching, and application of psychological science.

Mayo Clinic
Information on the clinic itself, but also health information, research, and publication information.

These resources provide information on specific titles as identified:

AddictionSearch
This is an excellent site for information on addictive behavior. Some of the categories included are statistics, populations, treatments, and prevention.
Child Welfare Information Gateway
An excellent site which provides "information on the prevention, identification, and treatment of child abuse and neglect and related child welfare issues".