External Links

This collection of external links reaches sites with additional information on research aspects of PTSD, research psychology and cognitive neuroscience, psychoneuroimmunology, research methods, scholarly web publishing, grants, statistics, data and software archives, evolution, search engines, and other interesting topics (medicine, medications, Oregon, etc.). I'd certainly appreciate hearing of any suggestions for new pertinent sites, or any links that repeatedly don't work. Feel free to email any comments or suggestions.
PTSD & Neuroscience
Websites concerned with traumatic-stress, PTSD, and childhood trauma (including school violence). You'll also find sites focused on psychophysiology & emotion, temperament & personality, evolution, and cognitive neuroscience. Research and clinical aspects of traumatic stress are included here, while more supportive and clinical information is available on the Support Page.
Trauma & PTSD Organizations
- International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
- ISTSS (see description on the Resources Page) is the primary international professional organization in this field.
- National Center for PTSD
- This site has information about the seven divisions making up the VA's National Center for PTSD, and fact sheets on various aspects of PTSD.
- The PTSD Alliance
- An alliance of several professional and advocacy organizations, seeking to educate individuals diagnosed with PTSD.
- Australasian Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
- ASTSS hosted the third world trauma conference in Melbourne, Australia, in March 2000.
- European Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
- The ESTSS website includes society bulletins, conference report, and European trauma links.
- UK Trauma Group
- This British site provides information on trauma and on the various traumatic stress reactions, including PTSD.
- Trauma Clinic, London
- Website for Dr. Stuart Turner's Trauma Clinic, in London, with information on trauma and traumatic-stress reactions.
- The Traumatic Stress Centre (Wales)
- Trauma website in Wales includes information about services, and a PDF book-length download.
- American Psychological Association's Trauma Psychology Division
- Division 56, the newest division of the APA, is focused solely on trauma psychology.
- European Society for Trauma and Dissociation
- ESTD aims to increase knowledge of all disorders related to chronic traumatization.
- Foundation Centrum '45: Trauma Treatment
- English language site of the Dutch center for the treatment of members of the resistance and victims of war.
- Australian Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health
- Australian site offers PTSD information, as well as resources, links, and treatment.
- Canadian Traumatic-Stress Network
- A Canadian organization's web site, focused on traumatic stress issues.
- Canadian Foundation for Trauma Research & Education
- CFTRE, in Vancouver BC, is committed to conduct research & train professionals in effectively treating people who suffer trauma symptoms.
- Trauma Intervention Programs, Inc.
- TIP establishes chapters of volunteers who provide support to emotionally traumatized citizens immediately after tragedy.
Trauma & PTSD Individuals
- Michael Anderson, PhD
- Dr. Anderson's Memory Control Lab at University of Oregon focuses on inhibitory controls in suppressing unwanted memories.
- Ted Beauchaine, PhD
- Ted Beauchaine's lab at the University of Washington; publications available.
- Sandra Bloom, MD
- Dr. Bloom (& colleagues) developed the Sanctuary Model to meet the complex problems presented by trauma survivors.
- Chris Brewin, PhD
- Dr. Brewin, at University College London, researches memory in relation to psychological problems such as depression & PTSD.
- John Briere, PhD
- Dr. Briere has written extensively on PTSD issues, and is assembling an excellent website.
- Laura Brown, PhD
- Dr. Brown writes, trains and speaks on feminist therapy theory & practice, trauma & memory, diversity, and psychological assessment.
- Richard Bryant, PhD
- Richard Bryant's Brain Dynamics Center at University of Sydney; some publications available.
- Michael De Bellis, MD
- Dr. De Bellis's Healthy Childhood Brain Development Program, at Duke University.
- Charles Figley, PhD
- Dr. Figley founded ISTSS, the Traumatic-Stress forum, & Traumatology-e, an electronic journal.
- Jennifer Freyd, PhD
- Dr. Freyd's Lab at University of Oregon focuses on betrayal trauma theory; full-text articles are available.
- Pierre Janet
- A website in honor of Pierre Janet (1859 - 1947), with biographical and bibliographic information (currently in French).
- Autobiography of Pierre Janet
- Autobiographical account, published in 1930, summarizes Janet's thinking and clinical studies in psychopathology.
- Andrew Leeds, PhD
- Andrew Leeds, a profesional trainer for EMDR, also presents clinical workshops on affect, attachment & self-regulation.
- Ian & Barb Macnaughton
- Ian and Barb Macnaughton's Neurofeedback Center is in Vancouver BC.
- Ellert Nijenhuis, PhD
- Dr. Ellert Nijenhuis' website includes his SDQ & TEC scales, publications & abstracts, news, and contact information.
- Stephen Porges, PhD
- Dr. Porges, at University of Illinois - Chicago, studies the vagus nerve and neurobiological approaches to social behavior.
- Center for Trauma Recovery
- This center, at University of Missouri at St. Louis, is home to Patricia Resick, Michael Griffin, and others.
- The Rivers Centre
- Named after WHR Rivers, this Scottish center offers treatment for acute or prolonged stress reactions, including PTSD.
- Robert Scaer, MD
- Dr. Scaer's Trauma Soma website includes excerpts from his books, an events calendar, and contact information.
- Fredric Schiffer, MD
- Dr. Schiffer's site describes his book, Of Two Minds, and lists several full-text articles on his novel treatment approach.
- Raja Selvam, PhD
- Dr. Selvam's Trauma Vidya site describes his trauma first aid work in Tamil Nadu, India.
- Dan Siegel, MD
- Dr. Seigel brings a developmental approach to the interface of relationships and biological processes.
- David Spiegel, MD
- Dr. Spiegel's Psychosocial Treatment Laboratory website at Stanford University.
- Beth Stamm, PhD
- Dr. Stamm focuses on the crossroads of culture, healthcare, traumatic-stress & technology; includes the ProQOL test.
- Traumatic Stress Institute
- TSI provides professional services for persons whose lives have been affected by traumatic stress.
- Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress
- Dr. Robert Ursano's CSTS website, at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences.
- Paul Valent
- Dr. Valent is an Australian working with Holocaust and other trauma survivors; see publications & survival strategies table.
- Onno van der Hart, PhD
- Dr. Van der Hart's site includes full-text articles, as well as information about books & other links.
- Bessel van der Kolk, MD
- Dr. Van der Kolk's Trauma Center is in Massachusetts.
- Mount Sinai Traumatic Stress Studies Program
- Dr. Rachel Yehuda, Professor of Psychiatry at Mt. Sinai in NYC, directs their Traumatic Stress Studies Program.
Trauma & PTSD Education
- MIT: OpenCourseWare
- MIT's OCW is a free and open educational resource for faculty, students, and self-learners around the world -- 700 courses.
- Webcast Berkeley: online courses & speakers at UC Berkeley
- UC Berkeley courses and speakers, available via webcast or podcast.
- Santa Barbara Graduate Institute
- SBGI offers the first doctoral programs in somatic psychology & prenatal/perinatal psychology.
- FSU: Systemic Traumatology
- Florida State University's interdivisional PhD program in Systemic Traumatology.
- International Trauma Studies Program
- Now at Columbia University, ITSP offers certificate programs in both international & domestic trauma studies.
- Certificate Program in Traumatic Stress Studies
- The Trauma Center offers a 9-month trauma course for licensed mental health professionals.
- Naropa University: Somatic Psychology
- Naropa University (in Boulder, CO) offers a masters program in Somatic Psychology.
- Dubrovnik Summer School of Psychotraumatology
- Topics emphasize linkage between brain, body and trauma, meaning latest knowledge about neurobiology of psychotrauma.
- International Disaster Psychology (MA)
- University of Denver program trains mental health clinicians to address psychological needs of communities impacted by disasters, including war.
Readings on Trauma & PTSD
- PTSD Research Quarterly
- A part of the National PTSD Center site, this lists issues of the PTSD Research Quarterly, including full text articles in PDF format.
- NCP Clinical Quarterly
- Similar subject index to articles in the National PTSD Center's Clinical Quarterly, in PDF format.
- EMDR Full-Text, Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Nancy Smyth's site links to several online full-text peer-reviewed journal articles on EMDR.
- Longitudinal MRI Study of Hippocampal Volume in Trauma Survivors with PTSD. (PDF)
- Bonne, et al (2001): short-term longitudinal study found no hippocampal shrinkage in first 6 months after a traumatic event.
- Lasting Effects of Psychological Trauma on Memory and the Hippocampus
- Douglas Bremner (1999) reviews the broad impact of childhood abuse and other traumas on memory and the hippocampus.
- The amygdala, fear, and memory
- PDF paper by Fanselow & Gale (2003) discusses the role of the frontotemporal amygdala in classical (fear) conditioning.
- Dissecting components of the central response to stress
- PDF paper by Mayer & Faneslow (2003) discusses the role of CRF in behavioral responses to stress.
- The place of the hippocampus in fear conditioning
- PDF paper by Sanders, Wiltgen & Fanselow (2003) examines the hippocampus' role in learning & memory for fear conditioning.
- Pituitary-Adrenal and Autonomic Responses to Stress in Women After Sexual and Physical Abuse in Childhood
- Heim et al (2000) JAMA article; found early life stress sensitizes the pituitary-adrenal and autonomic stress response...
- J.J. Freyd's Trauma, Memory & Betrayal Trauma Research
- List of articles on betrayal trauma theory, some with abstracts & full-texts (some are PDF format), by Jennifer Freyd and colleagues.
- Neural systems underlying the suppression of unwanted memories
- PDF paper by Michael Anderson et al (2004); used fMRI to confirm the existence of an active forgetting process in the brain.
- Read, et al (2001): Contribution of Early Traumatic Events to Schizophrenia...
- Article (in PDF format) presents a traumagenic neurodevelopmental model of schizophrenia, with suggestions for research.
- Peniston-Kulkosky Brainwave Neurofeedback Protocol...
- Full text article by Eugene Peniston on use of EEG biofeedback alpha-theta training as treatment for PTSD and alcoholism.
- Perry (2002): ...What Child Neglect tells us about Nature and Nurture.
- Bruce Perry (in PDF format) discusses experience and expression of genetic potential in the context of child neglect.
- Polyvagal Theory: Implications for Somatic Psychotherapists
- PowerPoint slides on the implications of Stephen Porges' polyvagal theory for somatic psychotherapists working with autonomic states.
- Beauchaine (2001). Vagal tone, development, & Gray's motivational theory...
- Ted Beauchaine's article combining Porges' polyvagal & Gray's motivational theories.
- Bryant (2003). Acute stress reactions: can biological responses predict posttraumatic stress disorder?
- Biological responses in acute stress disorder may predict chronic PTSD.
- Cannon (1942/1957). "Voodoo" death.
- Walter Cannon's seminal article on death through the shock of terror.
- Richter (1957). On the phenomenon of sudden death in animals and man.
- Curt Richter's description of sudden death as a result of hopelessness.
- McNally, Bryant & Ehlers (2003). Does early psychological intervention promote recovery from posttraumatic stress?
- Article discusses concerns about debriefing after critical incidents.
- Nisbett & Wilson (1977) Telling more than we can know...
- Article describes difficulties in introspective awareness of cognitive processes.
- Exploring the Nature of Traumatic Memory
- PDF article by Jim Hopper & Bessel van der Kolk (2001) on combining clinical knowledge with laborary methods.
- Retrieving, Assessing, and Classifying Traumatic Memories
- PDF article by Jim Hopper & Bessel van der Kolk (2001) introduces a standardized method for retrieving traumatic memories.
- Assessment and Treatment of Complex PTSD
- PDF chapter by Bessel van der Kolk (2001) discusses the diagnosis and the treatment of DESNOS, a severe form of PTSD.
- Complex Trauma & DESNOS: Assessment & Treatment
- PDF article by Toni Luxenberg, Joe Spinazzola, Bessel van der Kolk (& others) on assessment and treatment of DESNOS.
- Van der Kolk & Saporta (1991)
- Early article on "Biological response to psychic trauma: mechanisms and treatment of intrusion and numbing".
- Preface from Traumatic Stress:... edited by van der Kolk, McFarlane & Weisaeth (1996)
- Preface text provides an overview to Traumatic Stress: The Effects of Overwhelming Experience on Mind, Body and Society.
- Intergenerational Trauma
- This PDF file summarizes Yael Danieli's 1998 edited Handbook on Multigenerational Legacies of Trauma.
- Jonathan Shay's chapter in Secondary Traumatic Stress:...
- Text of a 1994 talk at ISTSS by Jonathan Shay, MD: "No Escape from Philosophy in Trauma Treatment and Research".
- Trauma: the Vortex of Violence
- Excellent article by Peter Levine describes emotional trauma as the urge to escape while not being able to.
- Pathological Attachments and Therapeutic Action
- Peter Fonagy discusses treatment of borderline personality disorder from an attachment perspective.
- A cognitive model of PTSD
- PDF article by Ehlers & Clark (2000) presents a cognitive model of PTSD and identifies three targets for clinical change.
- Reflections on The Problem of Psychic Trauma
- Full-text 1986 article by Clifford Yorke, published in the Psychoanalytic Study of the Child.
- Psychophysiological indicators of PTSD following Iniki
- 1995 article by Kent Drescher & Francis Abueg describes research performed soon after Hurricane Iniki, on Kauai.
- Coping Self-Efficacy and Psychological Distress Following the Oklahoma City Bombing
- 1996 study by Charles Benight with 27 bombing victims finds that perceived ability to cope is associated with less trauma.
- A Hot System / Cold System View of Memory Under Stress
- This article by Metcalf and Jacobs, in PDF format, summarizes a longer review submitted for publication.
- Memory, Trauma & Healing
- Peter Levine differentiates between implicit (procedural) and explicit memory in trauma healing.
- Therapy for PTSD: Whose Search for Meaning?
- Article by David Harrington, from the Vietnam Generation Journal, questions therapists' assumptions concerning PTSD.
- Traumatic Seduction in Historical Context
- Psychoanalytic article by Douglas Davis considers Freud's early seduction theory and his later repudiation of it.
- Prostitution: Research & Education
- Site includes articles by Melissa Farley and others on prostitution and traumatic stress (PTSD).
- Dissociative Disorders in Women
- Article by Karen Hopenwasser (published in JAMWA, 1998) explores the long-term consequences of violence against women; 80 references.
- Research on PTSD Diagnosis, Treatment & Etiology
- A thorough list of citations to published research, with abstracts, relating to Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
- PTSD in Children of War
- Article by Abdel Aziz Mousa Thabet & Panos Vostanis describes PTSD in Palestinian children.
- NTIS: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
- National Technical Information Service site lists government research on PTSD.
Children & Trauma
- National Child Traumatic Stress Network
- NCTSN's mission is to raise the standard of care and improve access to services for traumatized children...
- The Decline in Child Sexual Abuse Cases.
- Online report by Jones & Finkelhor (2001) describes declines in reported CSA, and discusses possible factors.
- CARA: Child Abuse Risk Assessment
- CARA is an interactive learning environment to think about child abuse in terms of factors necessary to consider in assessment.
- International Children's Institute
- ICI aims to alleviate the suffering of children affected by war and displacement.
- Recovered Memories of Sexual Abuse: Research and Resources
- Jim Hopper has collected scientific and scholarly material relating to amnesia for childhood sexual abuse and dissociation.
- The ChildTrauma Academy
- Bruce Perry's website, dedicated to clinical, research and legal approaches to solving problems of childhood trauma.
- The Child Survivor of Traumatic Stress [newsletter]
- Kenneth Fletcher's electronic version of a newsletter for professionals working with childhood PTSD.
- Child Trauma Institute
- Ricky Greenwald's site includes parent information, trauma measures, publications, training programs & links.
- Childrens' Response to Exposure to Traumatic Events
- Quick Response study of child stress and coping in relation to parental coping after a disaster.
- Mental Health for Youth in Armed Conflict
- Two lengthy articles focused on play therapy interventions for children in war zones (Croatia, Cambodia).
- Cambo Kids Internet Site
- Marc Trapman's site describes play-based mental health work with children in Cambodia.
- Psychological Trauma Consultation Group
- A small consultation group in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at University of Glasgow, Scotland.
- Stress, Trauma and Sleep in Children
- Full-text article by Avi Sadeh reviews literature on effects of trauma and stress on childrenis sleep patterns; 89 references.
- Emerson Training Seminars
- William Emerson's website is focused on birth trauma, and its consequences throughout the life-span.
- Raindrop: Death Education for Children of all Ages
- Terry Beard's novel and interesting site is like a child's picture book about death -- uses a "raindrop" metaphor.
- Child and Domestic Abuse
- A book and some online questionnaires regarding both child and domestic abuse.
- Using Drawing as Intervention with Traumatized Children
- Article by Cathy Malchiodi (2001) describes drawing as an intervention with children who have experienced trauma or loss.
- Assessment of Suicidal Behaviors & Risk Among Children & Adoelscents
- David Goldston's exhaustive 200 page article (August 2000), available at NIMH in PDF format.
- Child Abuse Prevention Network
- A national collaborative project (formerly at Cornell University); good links to sites on child abuse and prevention.
- Child Abuse Prevention Links
- Robin Nobles' collection of web sites on child abuse and safety.
School Violence
- Warning Signs of Teen Violence
- American Psychological Association's brochure discusses reasons for violence, and lists warning signs.
- Raising Children to Resist Violence
- American Academy of Pediatrics (& APA) brochure to help parents prevent and reduce youth violence.
- Center for the Prevention of School Violence
- NCSU's CPSV focuses on school violence, to ensure that schools are safe and secure.
- Connect for Kids: Guidance for Grownups
- This site focuses on the root causes of violence, and includes a Community Violence Prevention Kit.
- Ribbon of Promise: End School Violence
- This non-profit organization, dedicated to ending school violence, was formed after the Thurston shootings.
- Teacher Talk: Violence in the Schools
- An online publication for secondary teachers focused on school violence and effective interventions.
- Schoolyard Shootings: Concerns for First Responders
- Article by Nancy Rigg discusses the impact of school violence on EMS paramedics and other first responders.
- Children & Loss -- Death, Grief & Mourning
- Article by Dr. Bruce Perry offers guidelines for teachers working with children who have experienced death.
- Federal Activities Addressing Violence in Schools
- PDF Document: An inventory listing federal activities addressing violence in schools.
Psychophysiology & Emotion
- John J.B. Allen
- John Allen's psychophysiology lab at Arizona studies EEGs and autonomic measures to understand interesting phenomena.
- Social Neuroscience Lab
- John Cacioppo's lab, at University of Chicago, focuses on neural processes associated with social or psychological functions.
- Laboratory for Affective Neuroscience
- Richard Davidson's lab at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Lists bibliography and current projects.
- Affective Neuroscience Lap
- The ANL at Harvard investigates the brain mechanisms underlying affective processing in depressed and normal individuals.
- Paul Ekman, PhD
- Paul Ekman studies facial expressions, emotions, and deception.
- Michael Fanselow's Lab
- Michael Fanselow, at UCLA, is interested in the nature and function of fear.
- James McGaugh
- McGaugh's Center for the Neurobiology of Learning & Memory (UC--Davis) studies processes underlying our ability to learn & remember.
- Child Emotion Research Lab
- Seth Pollak's lab at the Universityof Wisconsin-Madison -- interested in developmental aspects of psychopathology.
- HealthEmotions: how emotions influence health
- Ned Kalin's HealthEmotions Research Institute at UW-Madison studies relationships between positive emotions and health.
- The Emotion Home Page
- The Emotion Page covers history, people & places of emotion research in psychology, neuroscience & cognitive science.
- Child Emotion Research Lab
- Seth Pollak's lab at UW-Madison takes a developmental approach to the study of emotion and psychopathology.
- Paul Ekman's Page
- Home page and bibliography of Paul Ekman's work, largely on facial expression of human emotion.
- U of AZ: Anxiety Research Group
- Jake Jacobs' research group focuses on behavioral and neural aspects of anxiety disorders.
- Center for the Study of Emotion and Attention
- Peter Lang's lab at the University of Florida, funded by NIMH. Site lists current research projects.
- LeDoux Lab Home Page
- Joseph LeDoux's lab at NYU, lists lab events, his recent book and publications on fear and traumatic memory.
- Bruce McEwen
- Several projects in Bruce McEwen's lab at Rockefeller University study the neuroendocrinology of stress, coping, and immunity.
- Center for the Neuroscience of Fear and Anxiety
- CNFA, a multi-institutional research center, hopes to to understand how changes in the brain foster and maintain pathological anxiety.
- Interview with Robert Sapolsky
- Atlantic Monthly interview with Robert Sapolsky about his years spent with a troop of baboonsoand what they've taught him about people.
- Geneva Emotion Research Group
- Web site at the University of Geneva includes some of the group's online publications and several interesting links.
- Mini Mitter
- Mini Mitter website offers biotelemetry systems for human or animal physiological and behavioral monitoring.
- Facial Analysis
- This page offers a diverse set of links to sites concerned with aspects of facial expression or recognition analysis.
- Exploring Nonverbal Communication
- Dane Archer's site at UCSC tests your ability to read nonverbal cues and describes Archer's videos on this subject.
- Electrical Geodesics Inc.
- Information about available dense sensor arrays to facilitate dynamic neuroimaging of mental activity and behavior. (Don Tucker at University of Oregon).
- LORETA
- Low Resolution Brain Electromagnetic Tomography, from The KEY Institute for Brain-Mind Research, in Switzerland.
- Salimetrics
- Salimetrics provides field kits and a laboratory testing service for salivary biomarkers.
- Psychophysiology of Lucid Dreaming
- 1990 chapter by Stephen LeBerge describes psychophysiological studies of consciousness during REM sleep.
- American Physiological Society
- The APS website provides current, usable information to the physiological community.
- Society for Psychophysiological Research
- SPR fosters research relating to psychology and physiology. Site lists abstracts from SPR annual meeting.
- American Autonomic Society
- AAS is about the structure & function of the autonomic nervous system, as well as treating & preventing its disorders.
- Biofeedback Foundation of Europe
- BFE was founded to promote awareness of biofeedback, and to educate clinicians in biofeedback techniques & technology.
- International Society for Advancement of Respiratory Psychophysiology
- ISARP promotes knowledge of interrelationships between psychological and physiological aspects of respiration.
- International Society of Research on Emotion
- ISRE works to foster discussion & exchange information about new ideas on emotion.
- Solutions for Psychophysiological Research
- James Long can assist psychophysiology researchers with consulting, custom software, hardware design, etc.
- Llinas: Thalamocortical Dysrhythmia
- Rodolfo Llinas' 1999 article, suggesting thalamocortical dysrhythmia is responsible for several neuropsychiatric conditions.
- Psychophysiology WWW Directory
- Eric Vanman's comprehensive and useful list of psychophysiology labs around the world.
- HeartMath Report
- HeartMath's Report: developments in how thoughts & emotions affect health & performance.
Biofeedback, EEG & Neurotherapy
- Directory of Neurofeedback Practioners using NeuroCARE Pro
- This Directory lists providers by state within the US, Canada, and several other countries, using Zengar's NCP software.
- International Society for Neuronal Regulation
- The iSNR supports education and excellence in neurofeedback training; site includes the Journal of Neurotherapy.
- List of iSNR Members
- Membership of iSNR, listed geographically by country and state.
- Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback
- Home page of the AAPB includes abstracts of new research, background information on biofeedback, and more.
- Biofeedback Foundation of Europe
- BFE promotes awareness of biofeedback, and educates clinicians in using biofeedback through workshops.
- EEG & Clinical Neuroscience Society
- ECNS goal is to further the clinical practice of a variety of EEG methods for assessing brain function.
- Biofeedback Certification Institute of America
- BCIA establishes & maintains professional standards for biofeedback services, and certifies providers.
- Zengar Institute
- Drs. Val & Sue Brown offer workshops and online forums, as well as unique NeuroCARE Pro (neurofeedback) software.
- Brian Othmer Foundation
- Dr. Siegfried & Sue Othmer's site includes articles, a FAQ, and advocacy for neuorfeedback treatment for a variety of disorders.
- Comprehensive Neurofeedback Bibliography
- References on EEG, compiled by Cory Hammond and categorized by disorder (e.g., ADHD, depression, pain, PTSD, etc.).
- Brainwave Frequency Listing
- A comprehensive listing of frequencies that various parties have claimed can affect the human mind or body in some way.
- Open EEG Project
- The OpenEEG project is about creating a low cost EEG device and free software to go with it.
- EEG Spectrum
- Corporation offers trainings in neurofeedback, and encourages clinical use of neurotherapy for a variety of disorders.
- NeuroCybernetics
- Website of a manufacturer of the neurofeedback equipment used by EEG Spectrum.
- Thought Technology, Ltd.
- Thought Technology also makes a full line of biofeedback equipment.
- Bio Research Institute
- Steve Wall's BRI developed and sells the Bio Integrator biofeedback instrument.
- Biocom Technologies
- Physiological monitoring equipment for the general public, medical and fitness & exercise markets.
- J & J Engineering
- J&J Engineering offers biofeedback equipment to measure EEG, Heart Rate Variability (HRV),etc.
- Stens Biofeedback
- Stens Corporation, a supplier of biofeedback technology, offers both training and biofeedback systems.
- Minder Labs
- Articles, a primer, and other information about various neurofeedback applications.
- Neurotherapylinks.org
- Website includes a good set of links to neurotherapy-related organizations, training, equipment, etc.
- StressEraser
- A portable device, StressEraser senses heart rate variability; helps calm mind & body. Site has good information.
- Vasotrac
- Vasotrac is a non-invasive system that provides continual blood pressure measurement...
- Journal of Neurotherapy
- Many older articles from this journal are available online; more recent articles have online abstracts only.
- Biofeedback Zone
- The Biofeedback Zone site has information on biofeedback devices, meetings, research and developmenet.
- Future Health
- Rob Kall's extensive website offers tools, information and inspiration about biofeedback, QEEG, and related areas.
Temperament & Personality
- Lew Goldberg's International Personality Item Pool
- A scientific collaboratory for developing measures of personality & individual differences -- 1252 items here.
- Personality Theories
- An e-text by George Boeree at Shippensburg University: chapters on 15 personality theorists.
- Drew Westen's Lab of Personality & Psychopathology
- Dr. Westen's Lab, at Emory, explores links between personality, disorder & treatment; full-text publications available.
- The Shyness Page
- A page of resources on shyness and social phobia, maintained by the Palo Alto Shyness Clinic.
Evolution
- Human Behavior and Evolution Society
- Home page of the society that publishes Evolution and Human Behavior (formerly Ethology and Sociobiology)
- Center for Evolutionary Psychology
- Home Page of the CEP at UCSB, with links to other places to study human evolutionary psychology.
- Wilson's Back From Chaos article
- Edward Wilson's article in the Atlantic Monthly summarizes part of his 1998 book Consilience.
- Meme Central
- Site devoted to Memes -- the invisible 'DNA' of human society, controlling aspects of mind and culture.
- Experimental Biological Anthropology at UCLA
- Online surveys by UCA faculty and grad students -- generally relating to attitudes, personality, and personal tastes.
- Evolution and Learning Bibliography
- Several full articles (most in postscript format) on learning and evolution from the ALife Page; includes some abstracts.
- Living Links
- Frans de Waal's Center for the Advanced Study of Ape and Human Evolution at Emory.
- Darwinia Books
- An online bookstore, specializing in books on evolution issues and by or about Charles Darwin.
- Human Nature Daily Review
- News in evolution, brain and behavioral sciences, edited and updated frequently by Ian Pitchford.
- WWW Virtual Library: Evolution
- Part of the WWW's Virtual Library; lists sites, organizations, departments, etc. relevant to evolution.
Neuroscience Sites
- William Calvin's Page
- One of my favorite pages on the web ... and the one I've "borrowed" the most ideas from!
- Society for Neuroscience
- Online articles, a journal, searchable membership directory, and information on neuroscience.
- UCLA Brain Mapping Center
- Academic website offers information about tools, courses, fellowships, and related resources concerning brain mapping.
- The Whole Brain Atlas
- An excellent source of various brain images, fully clickable.
- The Autonomic Nervous System
- National Dysautonomia Research Foundation's site page on the Autonomic Nervous System (ANS).
- The Enteric Nervous System
- Enteric is the third branch (with sympathetic & parasympathetic) of the Autonomic Nervous System.
- The Memory Disorders Project
- Interdisciplinary Rutgers University at Newark project, devoted to studying how the human brain creates and stores memories.
- Chronic Stress Alters Synaptic Terminal Structure in Hippocampus
- Full-text 1997 article by MagariOos, Verdugo & McEwen, published in the Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA.
- Primate Handedness and Brain Lateralization
- This Indiana site describes lateralization and handedness, and shows they may be related. Includes questionnaire.
- Lateral Interactions in the Cortex
- Hypertext book edited by Sirosh, Miikkulainen, and Choe (1996). Twelve chapters on vision, structure and function.
- Visible Human Project
- Overview of the NLM's Visible Human Project, including how to get images scanning an entire human body.
- Mind-Uploading Page
- Web site focuses on the science involved in copying contents of mind for artificial storage, and related issues.
- Walter Freeman's Lab at Berkeley
- Course readings and some articles on neurobiology, chaos and the brain.
- Kosslyn Lab at Harvard
- Stephen Kosslyn's site contains brief synopses of his books, a summary of research interests, and grad students' pages.
- UCLA: Neuropsychiatric Institute Grand Rounds
- Collected RealPlayer audio-visual presentations in neuropsychiatry, including one by Daniel Siegel.
- BIRN: Biomedical Informatics Research Network
- BIRN is a new way of doing large-scale medical science. Composite image shows 20 normal human brains & subject variance.
- International Consortium for Brain Mapping
- ICBM project's primary goal is continuing development of a probabilistic reference system for the human brain.
- McConnell Brain Imaging Centre
- Brain imaging demos and information about research groups at MontrEal Neurological Institute, McGill University
- Institute of Cognitive & Decision Sciences
- Web site lists technical papers, members, and changing focus groups within ICDS at the University of Oregon.
- Brain Poke 3.0
- A simple, humorous tool: Click to learn anatomy and explore the function of human brain structures.
- How the Brain Works
- Enticy Institute, in Phoenix AZ, is committed to mental health through education.
- Eric H. Chudler's Home Page
- Excellent site focused on systems neuroscience, full of interesting and useful links for both adults and children.
- Neuropsychology Central
- Many links to varied resources in human neuropsychology: including assessment, images, developmental, medical, and software.
- NeuroScience Center
- A growing collection of links and information on neuroscience, some of it free.
- Neuroinformatics
- Website at NIMH involved with integrating information about the function of the human brain.
- Neurosciences on the Internet
- Dr. Neil Busis's comprehensive and searchable index of neuroscience sites on the WWW.
Psychology & Cognitive Science
Websites concerned with psychology & cognitive science, testing & assessment, psychoimmunology, consciousness, and education. (See also: mental health and related support links, on the Support Page.)
Psychological Organizations
- American Psychological Association
- APA's Home Page; a page on the topic of PTSD is also available.
- APA Member Services
- Services and benefits (email directory, PsychInfo, etc.) available for APA members.
- APA Practice
- APA's Practice site includes practice-related information for psychologists, patients, and reporters.
- APA's PsycCareers
- A website (by APA) focused on psychology as a career: information for employers and job seekers.
- Association for Psychological Science
- Site for the Association for Psychological Science, formerly American Psychological Society.
- American Psychosomatic Society
- APS is "dedicated to the integration of biological, psychological and social factors in medicine."
- Psychonomic Society
- The Psychonomic Society promotes the communication of scientific research in psychology and allied sciences.
- National Directory of Psychologists
- Psychology Information's directory lists psychologists, associations & licensing boards by state.
- Pavlovian Society
- The Pavlovian Society is dedicated to scientific study of behavior & promotion of interdisciplinary scientific communication.
- Psychology Laws & Licensing Boards in Canada & the United States
- Ken Pope lists state/provincial licensing boards and laws regulating psychology, in the US and Canada.
- Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy
- AABT website is concerned with applications of behavioral and cognitive sciences to human behavior.
- American School Counselor Association
- ASCA represents and advocates for the school counseling profession.
- Applied Psychometric Society
- The APS home page offers information about psychometrics, and data sets for analysis.
- Western Psychological Association
- WPA's website provides information about their annual meeting, archives, and a newsletter.
- Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards
- An alliance of state and provincial boards responsible for licensure or certification of psychologists in the U.S. and Canada.
- Canadian Psychological Association
- The CPA represents all aspects of psychology in Canada; their website lists fact sheets on psychological treatment.
- Australian Psychological Society
- The APS is the main psychological organization in Australia, with around 13,000 members.
- Association of Humanistic Psychology
- AHP aims to explore and heal the human mind, body and soul, while building a society of choice and creativity.
- Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration
- SEPI is an organization of professionals interested in psychotherapeutic approaches not limited by a single orientation.
- The Brunswik Society
- Society newsletters, email list, and resources on Egon Brunswik and decidsion making research.
- Society for Psychotherapy Research
- SPR is dedicated to the scientific study of psychotherapy, and publishes Psychotherapy Research journal.
- National Institute of Mental Health
- This new site provides information about NIMH grants & contracts, publications & education programs, etc.
- American Psychiatric Association
- Home page of the American Psychiatric Association.
- American Academy for Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
- The Home Page of the AACAP.
- National Association of Social Workers
- NASW Online stie includes publications, resources, news and information for social workers.
- the National Psychologist
- An independent bimonthly newspaper for practitioners: check out contents, sample articles.
- Archives of the History of American Psychology
- University of Akron collection includes papers of some 740 psychologists (inexplicably, none of this appears online).
- Santa Fe Institute
- SFI seeks to catalyze new collaborative, multidisciplinary projects, and break down barriers between traditional disciplines.
- International Paleopsychology Project
- Howard Bloom's IPP is mapping out the evolution of complexity, sociality, perception, and mentation.
- Society for Chaos Theory in Psychology & Life Sciences
- SCTPLS is devoted to applications of nonlinear dynamical systems models in psychology & related fields.
Ethical Codes & Issues
- Codes of Ethics Online
- The Center for Study of Ethics in the Professions at IIT has collected over 850 ethical codes on their site.
- Bioethics Resources on the Web
- This NIH site lists resources providing background information and various positions on issues in bioethics.
- Ethics Codes for Therapy, Counseling, & Forensic Practice
- From Ken Pope's website, a thorough set of links to online ethical codes for clinical psychology and related fields.
- APA Ethics Code (2002)
- American Psychological Association's revised ethical principles, published in late 2002, become effective June 2003.
- APA Ethics Committee Considered Prohibiting Solo Practice
- Dr. Martin Williams' article on independent practitioners' need for protection against unfair licensing board and civil actions.
- Ethical Principles of Canadian Traumatic Stress Network
- Four ethical principles guiding trauma work with individuals, groups and communities in Canada.
- SNR's Code of Ethical Principles & Professional Conduct
- International Society for Neuronal Regulation's ethical principles were adopted in March 2002.
- Ethical Code for European Body Psychotherapists
- Ethical code of the EABP covers individual, group, supervision, and professonal relationships.
- Ethics Guidelines of the US Association for Body Psychotherapy
- Ethics guidelines of the United States Assn. for Body Psychotherapy; approved in late 2001, in PDF format.
- The Ethics of Touch
- Article by Lael Keen explores ethical issues of touch from the perspective of a Rolfer (bodyworker).
- Ethical issues in Trauma Research
- Article by John Raftery addresses ethical issues in researching effects of traumatic events, including disasters.
- APA Guide for Including Information on Child Abuse and Neglect
- APA suggestions for addressing child abuse issues within graduate education and professional training.
- Malpractice & Licensing Pitfalls for Therapists
- A defense attorney's list of the more common pitfalls that psychotherapists may encounter, from Ken Pope's site.
- Rights and Responsibilities in Psychotherapy
- Dr. Laura Brown's article summarizes informed consent for mental health clients & therapists.
- California Coalition for Ethical Mental Health Care
- CCEMHC is dedicated to preserving quality, integrity and confidentiality in mental health care.
- Confidentiality of Records: Legal & Ethical Issues
- Article by Ruth Clifford, Ph.D. summarizes issues and laws regarding medical records; extensive bibliography.
- Ethical, Legal & Practical Issues When Employment Ends
- Samuel Knapp & Allan Tepper cover patient choice, trade secrets, and restrictive covenants; with references.
- Ethical Issues in Psychology
- Links to sites covering ethical treatment in psychology, including humans and animals.
- Assisted Suicide and End of Life Decisions
- Full text HTML report of an APA working group on assisted suicide and end of life decisions.
- Guidelines for Psychotherapy with Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Clients
- Full-text APA guidelines for conducting psychotherapy with lesbian, gay or bisexual patients.
- "Lost in a Shopping Mall" - A Breach of Professional Ethics
- Full-text articles highlight ethical concerns about a study in which children were told they'd been lost.
- Dual Relationships and Other Boundary Dilemmas
- Ken Pope has gathered several resources relating to dual relationship and related ethical issues.
- On Violating the Ethical Standards
- Excerpt from Ken Pope's book lists 20 rationalizations we commonly use "to justify the unjustifiable"...
Developmental Psych
Developmental Centers
- Human Development Resource Center
- List of web links at Ohio State concerning child and adolescent development and family life issues.
- Interdisciplinary Council on Developmental & Learning Disorders
- ICDL includes professionals from varioius disciplines working with families & children with developmental or learning problems.
- Child and Family Center
- CFC, at University of Oregon, focuses on understanding & promoting family mental health & resilience across cultural communities.
- Social Development Research Group
- Home page of the SDRG at the University of Washington's School of Social Work.
Developmental Issues
- Child Development Resources
- This web site describes the developmental theories of Freud, Mahler, and Erickson, along with developmental links.
- A Good Beginning:... (PDF)
- Sending America's children to school with the social & emotional competence they need to succeed.
- Mental Health Risk Factors for Adolescents
- A list of links, structured by their focus on risk factors impacting child and adolescent mental health.
- Bell (2006). The Importance of Protective Factors to Promote Resiliency.
- Carl Bell describes several protective factors reducing the risk of PTSD following traumatic exposure.
- The Road to Resilience
- APA brochure (in PDF format) describes resilience; focuses on helping people use a personal strategy to enhance resilience.
- Developing Resilience in Urban Youth
- Article by Linda Winfield on resilience and four processes that foster it in children experiencing difficult transitions.
- Resiliency in Action [a journal]
- Resiliency in Action is dedicated to sharing research and facilitating the practical applications of resiliency.
Attachment Issues, including Attachment Disorder & Adoption
- Attachment and Bonding
- Information and support on attachment & bonding situations ranging from securely attached to severe attachment disorders.
- Attachment Disorder Site
- Website provides extensive information (and support forum) on attachment disorders for professionals, parents, & children.
- Older Child Adoption: Reactive Attachment Disorder
- General information about adopting older children, attachment & bonding basics, RAD FAQs, and a discussion forum.
- Adoption ComeUnity: Parenting Support
- Articles and resources on adoption and special needs, esp. re: children adopted from Asia and RAD.
- National Adoption Information Clearinghouse
- NAIC website offers a comprehensive resource on adoption for professionals, parents and adoptees.
- Parents Network for the Post Institutionalized Child
- PNPIC focuses on the medical, developmental, emotional & educational needs of children adopted from institutions.
- Developmental Issues for Young Children in Fostor Care
- American Academy of Pediatrics policy statement lists issues to consider in assessing a child's needs.
Parent Resources
- Aware Parenting Institute
- Aware parenting consists of natural bonding, non-punitive discipline, and accepting emotional release.
- Birth Psychology
- This site explores both mental and emotional dimensions of pregnancy and birth.
- The Future of Children
- Packard Foundation website disseminates information on issues related to children's' well-being.
- Circumcision Information and Resources Pages
- Site provides information on all aspects of circumcision, for professional & public audiences.
- I am Your Child
- Information for parents about how a child's first three years affects long-term development.
- About Our Kids
- NYU's informative website provides information on child mental health, as well as parenting issues.
- Parent News
- Resources, advice, a book catalog, and other helpful information for parents.
- Parenthood Web
- Lots of good information here for parents and prospective parents.
- Amen Clinic for Behavioral Medicine
- Informative links and resources relating to brain SPECT imaging and related concerns.
- Children Now
- A web site of information concerning children's issues, of interest to parents and others.
- The Whole Family Center
- This wide-ranging site offers useful information for parents, teens, children, and families.
- Safe Child Program Home Page
- This Denver home page is focused on parental education, prevention of child abuse, and family advocacy.
- The Dougy Center
- Dougy Center is a national center for grieving children and families, in Portland Oregon.
- Waterfront Books
- Waterfront Books' catalog serves professionals and parents concerned with children.
- Especially for Parents: Parenting Resources
- This federal Education Department site features a range of information and resources for parents.
Tests & Assessment
General Test References
- Buros Institute of Mental Measurement
- Web page of reviews, links and information concerning testing and assessment, at the University of Nebraska.
- Buros Test Reviews Online
- Commercial site: offers online versions of over 2000 test reviews, published in Buro's MMY, available for a fee.
- Testing and Assessment
- The testing and assessment site at APA has information about both published & unpublished tests.
- Measurement of Stress, Trauma and Adaptation
- Sidran's page describing Beth Stamm's book reviewing almost 100 instruments specific to the field of stress and trauma.
- HIPAA Test Regulations FAQ
- A FAQ discusses buying / scoring tests, & patient access to psychological test materials under HIPAA regulations.
- Rights & Responsibilities of Test Takers
- APA webpage has guidelines for testing professionals, and lists rights & expectations for test-takers.
PTSD & Trauma-Related Scales
- Measures of Traumatic Stress
- Beth Stamm's collection of tests assessing trauma, stressful life experiences & secondary trauma.
- Assessment Instruments
- Detailed information about a variety of trauma-related scales and interviews for adults and children, from the NC-PTSD's site.
- Adult PTSD Self-Report Scales
- National Center for PTSD provides this list of self-report scales for assessing PTSD in adults; some with author contact info.
- Brief Betrayal Trauma Survey
- Several (12- and 14-item) versions of the BBTS, available on this page, along with abstract of a paper under review.
- PTSD Checklist (Civilian version)
- HTML version of Weathers, Litz, Huska, & Keane's civilian version of the Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Checklist.
- Somatoform Dissociation Questionnaire
- Nijenhuis, et al' SDQ scale (20 items) assesses somatoform dissociation; here in PDF format. Additional information here.
- Dissociative Experiences Scale
- Purchase the DES, by Eve Carlson & Frank Putnam, from this page at Sidran Foundation.
- DES Pathological Dissociation Taxon
- Darryl Perry's MS-Excel 97 spreadsheet calculates Waller's pathological dissociation taxon using eight DES items.
- Article about the Dissociative Experiences Scale
- Dr. Colin Ross describes the DES, a screening instrument for dissociative disorders.
- Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV: Dissociative Disorders
- SCID-D-R Resources & References, from Marlene Steinberg's website.
- Child & Adolescent version of CAPS Interview
- The structured-interview Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale (for adults) has now been joined by a version for kids.
- Briere's Trauma Symptom Scales
- Several trauma-related checklists or scales, designed by John Briere, as listed on his website.
- Trauma Symptom Checklist 40
- John Briere's TSC-40 measures aspects of posttraumatic stress in adults; use restricted to professional researchers.
- Childhood Maltreatment Interview Schedule
- John Briere's CMIS assesses childhood maltreatment in an interview format; use restricted to professional researchers.
- Psychological Trauma Assessment
- Package of three self-administered scales (e.g., TAQ & SIDES) used at van der Kolk's Trauma Center.
- PSQI: Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index
- PDF file describes the PSQI, includes this nine-item scale, and provides brief scoring information.
- Sleep Diary
- Simple sleep diary, to be filled out for one week; designed to provide insight re: quality of sleep.
- Child Trauma Assessment
- Ricky Greenwald's page of assessment scales & articles on assessing trauma in children.
- Assessing Posttraumatic Responses of Children
- Ken Fletcher's Kid Surv newsletter lists several child-specific measures of kid's exposure and reactions to traumatic events.
Other Psychological Tests
- Stress Assessment Profile
- The Stress Profile, available through WPS, assesses psychosocial factors that can help individuals withstand daily stress.
- Carey Temperament Scales
- Catalog listing child and adult temperament scales and software from William Carey and the NYLS.
- Personality, Temperament, Psychopathology & Emotion Tests
- Listing of PAD personality and related scales, developed by Albert Mehrabian over 34 years.
- Berkeley Expressivity Questionnaire
- PDF file: questions and scoring for the BEQ, which assesses negative- & positive expressivity & impulse strength.
- Emotion Regulation Questionnaire
- PDF file: the ERQ is designed to assess emotional suppression and reappraisal, two strategies of emotion regulation.
- Sampler of Riso-Hudson Enneagram Type Indicator
- Brief 36-item online scale helps find your Enneagram type; provides scores for each type.
- Composite International Diagnostic Interview
- WHO-developed computerized structured interview program for clinical diagnosis in ICD-10 and DSM formats.
- Project Implicit
- Harvard site is a demonstration site for the Implicit Association Test, and also the research site for Project Implicit.
- Implicit Association Test
- The IAT demonstrates public-private and conscious-unconscious divergences in attitudes.
- Cogtest
- Cogtest is a web-based console, providing cognitive testing and data capture services for clinical trials.
- Performance Assessment Network
- PAN is a commercial "e-testing" assessment and survey system, for testing professionals.
Test Publishers
- Institute for Personality and Ability Testing
- IPAT online offers a catalog of products and resources for students and professionals.
- Multi-Health Systems
- The MHS website online catalog of tests and other professional assessment products.
- PAR
- Psychological Assessment Resources, Inc.'s online test catalog.
- Pearson Assessments
- Pearson Assessments' website catalog describes scales used in mental health, medical, and career counseling.
- The Psychological Corporation
- The Psychological Corporation's online test catalog.
PNI: Psychoneuroimmunology
- Psychoneuroimmunology Resources
- Links to organizations and university labs focused on PNI, as well as meetings and references in this field.
- PNI Research Society
- Home page of the PsychoNeuroImmunology Research Society -- with information about the annual meeting.
- PNI at OSU
- Janice Kiecolt-Glaser's site at Ohio State summarizes her work on immunological consequences of everyday stressors.
- Cousins Center for Psychoneuroimmunology
- UCLA's Counsins Center for PNI studies bi-directional interactions among brain, behavior & immunity.
- Neuroendocrinology Letters
- Website of a peer-reviewed transdisciplinary journal for rapid publication of basic and clinical research.
Genetics & Mental Disorders
- Introduction to the Complex Genetics of Mental Disorders
- Steven Hyman's article, introducing an issue of Biological Psychiatry, summarizes genetics approaches to understanding mental disorders.
- Molecular Neurobiology and Genetics Lab
- ZubenkoLab's mission is to advance understanding of etiology, pathophysiology & therapeutics of major psychiatric disorders.
- Laboratory of Genetic Neurobiology
- Johns Hopkins Lab focuses on the genetic etiology of psychiatric disorders & disorders of the basal ganglia or cerebellum.
- Welcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics
- Jonathan Flint's Psychiatric Genetics Lab studies the genetic basis of animal fearfullness, human depression & neuroticism.
- Human Genetics Lab: Psychiatric Disorders
- Table lists gene base substitutions associated with various psychiatric disorders, with references.
- Merlin
- University of Michigan's Center for Statistical Genetics developed Merlin, which uses sparse trees to represent gene flow.
- Zurich University Hospital: Psychatric Genetics
- Swiss website supplies links to software, genetic databases, and ongoing projects in psychiatric genetics.
Chaos Theory / Nonlinear Dynamics
- Society for Chaos Theory in Psychology & Life Sciences
- SCTPLS provides information about the society, an annual conference, resource links, & tutorials on chaos and complexity.
- Chaos Homepage
- An introduction to chaos theory, designed for those interested in chaos: topics include strange attractors, fractals, etc.
- The Chaos Hypertextbook
- Glenn Elert's online textbook on Chaos contains well over 100 pages of information about chaos therory.
- Stephen Wolfram's 'A New Kind of Science'
- Full-text of Wolfram's text, online with search access.
- Scientist & Engineers Guide to Digital Signal Processing
- You can download individual chapters of Stephen Smith's (1997) book here.
- Dynamical Psychology
- An international, interdisciplinary journal of complex mental processes -- with full-text articles available online.
- Performance of different syncronization measures in real data: a case study on EEG
- Full-text journal article by Quiroga et al (2002) in PDF format, discusses nonlinear & other measures for detecting EEG synchronization.
- A Predator-Prey Model of Human Cerebral Development
- Robert Thatcher's (1998) full-text PDF article models synaptic growth & pruning via nonlinear dynamics of frontal-posterior competition.
- Sprott's Software
- A web collection of commercial computer software, animated fractal images, attractors, & other chaos-relevant information.
- Strange Attractors
- This page displays some strange attractors, and offers explanations as to how they work.
Consciousness Studies
- Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness
- Home page of an organization promoting rigorous scientific research on consciousness, based at the University of Vermont.
- Journal of Consciousness Studies
- Online journal focuses on subjectivity and self, mind and brain, and consciousness issues.
- Center for Consciousness Studies at U of Arizona
- Site includes link to the current "Towards a Science of Consciousness" conference at Tucson (in April).
- How to Make a Soul
- Text of an article in the August 1996 UK edition of WIRED, by Andrew Brown, about the Tucson II Consciousness conference.
- Speaking for Ourselves
- 1989 article by Nicholas Humphrey & Daniel Dennett, an assessment of Multiple Personality Disorder.
- Conceptual Metaphor Page
- George Lakoff's web site at UC Berkeley traces conscious metaphors and the links between them.
- Mental Metaphor Databank
- This databank mainly contains real-discourse examples of metaphorical descriptions of mental states and processes.
- Global Consciousness Project
- Princeton's GCP network monitors non-local field effects, and is the home of a cool Real-Time Java Display.
- David Chalmer's Home Page
- David Chalmers (now at U. Arizona) includes over 170 online papers on consciousness issues.
- Stuart Hameroff's Home Page
- Home page of Stuart Hameroff; includes papers on the relevance of quantum physics for understanding consciousness.
- Valerie Hardcastle's Home Page
- Valerie's site contains a philosophical slant on mind-brain, biology, and consciousness resources, plus links.
Educational Resources
- Guide to Psychology
- Ray Richmond's Guide to Psychology site provides free information about the practice of Clinical Psychology.
- Amoeba Web
- "Psychology on the Web", from Douglas Degelman at Vanguard University.
- World Lecture Hall
- Lists faculty websites for various courses from World Lecture Hall; you can search for psychology or other fields.
- Teaching Clinical Psychology Page
- John Suler's web page describes many experiential exercises that can add to clinical psych course lectures.
- Psych Experiments
- An online cognitive & social psychology laboratory site: interactive experiments, data archive, etc.
- Psychology from ABD to Licensure
- Psychologist Shoshana Kerewsky's site outlines the steps between completing classes and psychologist licensure.
- Teachers of Psychology in Secondary Schools
- A well-organized collection of useful links helpful for those teaching psychology in high schools.
- Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma
- A program at University of Washington to teach journalists how to interview and write about trauma victims.
- The Harvey Project
- Harvey Project is an effort to build a highly interactive human physiology course on the Web.
- Behavior OnLine
- This extensive site includes interviews with prominent psychologists, and online discussions covering behavioral topics.
- Good Books in Psychology
- An extensive, annotated, bibliography covering a wide range of important books in the field of psychology.
- Alley Dog
- A resource for college-level students, high school students, or anyone else interested in Psychology.
- Tipsheets for Psychology Majors
- A series of tip sheets cover many topics of interest to psychology students or grad students.
- Psychology With Style
- A hypertext guide to writing research reports, from M. Plonsky at UWisc - Stevens Point.
- Scholar's Aid
- Software manages bibliographical data & notes; transfers reference lists to your word-processor.
- Effective Presentations
- Several on-line tutorials at Kansas University can help prepare more effective conference presentations and posters.
- ERIC Clearinghouse on Assessment and Evaluation
- ERIC is Educational Resources Information Center, at Catholic University. Much educational information here.
- School Psychology Resources Online
- A detailed set of links to information about various disorders seen in children and other links of interest to educators.
- The Counseling Center Villiage
- A collection of websites and other web resources created by college or university counseling centers around the world.
Psych Related Resource Links
- John Grohol's Psych Central
- Psychology-related USENET groups, mail lists, and WWW sites. Includes John's "Best of the Web in Mental Health" list.
- Russ Dewey's Psych Web
- A page originally from Georgia Southern University, with lots of Psychology-related links.
- Waterloo's Remote Psychology Links
- An extensive list of psychology-related links, with good descriptions of content, from the University of Waterloo.
- PsychWatch
- An online psychology site for students and professionals: research, statistics, disciplines...
- Psychology-Directory
- The Psychology Directory site categorizes links to various topics in psychology: for professionals, students & the general public.
- Social Psychology Network
- Comprehensive internet source of social psychology-related information and resources.
- Elizabeth Loftus, PhD
- Liz Loftus' homepage includes articles describing her research on false or repressed memories.
- Institute of Cognitive and Decision Sciences
- UofO's ICDS aims to advance understanding of cognition, culture & communication from an interdisciplinary persepctive.
- Psychiatric Resource Index
- Myron Pulier's extensive listing of links to a wide variety of psych-related information.
- Listening Perspectives Study Center
- Dr. Larry Hedges' website offers a variety of psychological and psychoanalytic information and resources.
- WWW Virtual LIbrary: Psychology
- This Virtual Library site lists academic departments, internet resources, email lists, journals, etc.
- MegaPsych Bookmarks
- John Nichols' evolving index of useful Net resources in psychology, organized by category.
Research Issues
Research-related links focused on research design, statistics, web data & software archives, scholarly web publishing (online books and journals), and sources of grant funding.
Research Methods & Design
- Psi Cafe: Research Designs
- Psi Cafe is a psychology resource site: several articles here on choosing research designs & types of designs.
- IRB Watch
- The IRBwatch site's purpose is to chronicle abuses by IRB's: documenting abuses so non-researchers can see the problem.
- Analysis of Behavioral Streams
- Bakeman (et al) chapter on observational methods, in Teti (Ed.) Handbook of Research Methods in Developmental Psychology.
- Methods in Behavioral Research
- Website companion for this 14 chapter text, selected to enhance learning about or teaching research methods.
- Medical Algorithms
- The Medical Algorithms Project site contains over 6000 algorithms, organized into 45 topic areas, can be opened as spreadsheets in IE.
- Choosing & Using Child Victimization Questionnaires
- Full-text article by Sherry Hambey & David Finkelhor includes guidelines for selecting victimization questionnaires.
- MoodViews
- MoodViews is a collection of tools for tracking mood-annotated text on blogs such as LiveJournal.
- Votations: Polls & Surveys
- Votations provides free professional web and email based polls, surveys & targeted newsletter tools, etc.
- Conducting Research Surveys via E-mail and the Web
- Book by Schonlau, Fricker & Elliott (2001) and published by Rand Corporation, is available online (in PDF format).
- SurveyMonkey
- SurveyMonkey's purpose: to enable anyone to create professional online surveys quickly and easily.
- Qualitative Methods Workbook
- A five-part e-text by George Boeree at Shippensburg on phenomenological description and related qualitative approaches.
- Qualitative Research Resources
- Ron Chenail's web collection of internet resources of interest to qualitative researchers.
- The CAVE Homepage
- Content Analysis of Verbatim Explanation is a procedure for extracting life events or attributions from verbatim passages.
- Code-A-Text
- A software system to code and analyze texts and recordings; written to help train psychotherapists.
- WWW Virtual Library: Epidemiology
- Part of the WWW's Virtual Library, listing organizations, academic departments, etc. concerned with epidemiology.
- Logical Fallacies in Psychology
- Ken Pope describes eighteen logical fallacies, with examples relevant to psychology.
- Why I Do Not Attend Case Conferences
- A PDF version of Paul Meehl's (1973) article: "Why I do not attend Case Conferences", from his website at Minnesota.
- Bridging the Chasm between Two Cultures
- Karla McLaren's thoughtful article on the cultural chasm between skeptics and new agers, and ways it might be bridged.
- Characterization of Quack Theories
- Article by Russell Turpin, describing characteristics of what he views as "quack" or anti-scientific theories.
- Constructing a Logical Argument
- Excellent article on logical argument covers logic, argument, and describes numerous logical fallacies
Statistical Procedures
- Statistics Glossary
- A web-based glossary of statistica