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Continuity of Services - Spring 2020 Resource Guide: Home
Useful information to access resources such as textbooks, citation resources and peer-reviewed resources, learn more about COVID-19 and self-care.

SocINDEX with Full Text
Best bet for resources in Sociology and related fields
Sociological Collection
The Sociological Collection is a comprehensive database covering information in all areas of sociology, including social behavior, human tendencies, interaction, relationships, community development, culture and social structure. This database provides complete full text for more than 500 journals, including more than 450 peer-reviewed titles with some full text as far back as 1965.

American FactFinder
Best bet for data from the decennial Census and the American Community Survey

WHO Global Health Data
Country data, fact sheets and more.
WHO Global Index Medicus
Provides medical and health literature created by low and middle income countries. Previously called Global Health Library.
World Life Expectancy
Provides country data on life expectancy and more.
Social Psychology Network
Social Psychology website dedicated to research and teaching for the promotion of social justice and sustainable living.

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Maintained by Scott Plous, Wesleyan University

DSM-5 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders)
Definitive resource of diagnostic criteria and classification codes of mental disorders. Published by American Psychiatric Association.

The criteria are concise and explicit, intended to facilitate an objective assessment of symptom presentations in a variety of clinical settings- inpatient, outpatient, partial hospital, consultation-liaison, clinical, private practice, and primary care. Provides access to DSM-5, DSM-5 Handbook of Differential Diagnoses, DSM-5 Clinical Cases, and the Spanish edition of the Desk Reference to the Diagnostic Criteria from DSM-5.