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Reference Databases

These databases allow you to search for your topic across multiple reference sources.

Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL)
Search hundreds of subject-specific encyclopedias, guides, manuals, and handbooks.
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Opposing Viewpoints in Context
Pro and con essays, articles and primary sources on controversial issues.
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Bartleby.com
Reference e-books and classics.

DSM-5 Clinical Cases
Cases are cross-referenced with DSM-5® and help with understanding diagnostic concepts.
DSM-5 Handbook of Differential Diagnosis
A handbook to help clinicians and students learning the process of psychiatric diagnosis improve their skill in formulating a comprehensive differential diagnosis by providing a variety of approaches.
DSM-5 The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Fifth Edition
A guide for classification of mental disorders with associated criteria designed to facilitate more reliable diagnoses of these disorders.

Merriam-Webster Online
Dictionaries and thesaurus.

Spanish Edition of the Desk Reference to the Diagnostic Criteria From DSM-5
Spanish edition.

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