PsychiatryOnline offers practice guidelines, books, journals, and more

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PsychiatryOnline—from American Psychiatric Press, Inc. (APPI), a subsidiary of the American Psychiatric Association—gives access to a wealth of information:

  • American Psychiatric Association practice guidelines (evidence-based recommendations for the assessment and treatment of psychiatric disorders)
  • Textbooks published by APPI, including the Diagnostic & Statistical (DSM) Manuals
  • Journals published by APPI
  • Clinical and research news
  • “Book of the Month”: Access to a free PDF of a different APPI book every month
  • PDA ebook library

Handy features of the site allow you to:

  • Create a free personal account to store images, bookmarks, and searches by using the “My PsychiatryOnline” link (visible only when accessing through the Library Web site) on the home page.
  • Save an image from a PsychiatryOnline book to your personal “My PsychiatryOnline” account by using the “image clipping” function.
  • Use an “images only” search option to find images tagged with your search term.

To locate, type “PsychiatryOnline” in the Library Web site “search” box. If you have questions, call 214-648-2003 or use the Ask a Librarian page on the Library Web site.

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