Library Guides: Psychology (Penn State Berks): Find DSM-5, Statistics, Videos

Diagnostic Criteria

Diagnostic and Statisti cal Manual of Mental Disorders - DSM-V

Statistics

Statistics are essential to psychology research. Check out the links below to search a universe of data.

You can also search for data in PsycInfo and other article databases by typing in keywords like statistics, rate, correlation, frequency, quantitative.

Statistics guide for APA citations (Purdue OWL)
Page explaining how to use and cite statistics in your papers.

General Statistics

Roper iPoll
Gallup polls and other public opinion data about depression, anxiety, alcohol, stress, workplace issues, social services, and much more!

A comprehensive source for US nationwide public opinion data from academic, commercial and media survey organizations such as ABC News, CBS News, Fox News, The Gallup Organization, Los Angeles Times, National Opinion Research Center, NBC News, New York Times, Princeton Survey Research Associates, the Program on International Policy Attitudes at the University of Maryland, USA Today and The Washington Post. iPOLL is organized at the question-level, providing the tools to sift through 350,000 questions asked on national public opinion surveys since 1935. Penn State users may need to register using their PSU email to create a user account and password to download data. To create an account select the login tab. When you log in make sure you select Pennsylvania State University as your affiliation.

Psychology Statistics

Bureau of Labor Statistics
Data on employment, earnings, HR issues in many fields.
Society for Human Resource Management
Survey data about hiring trends, job security, hiring trends, job satisfaction, benefits, professional development, workforce changes, criminal background checks, flexible work arrangements in the U.S. workplace.
Workplace Wellness Program Study
Great place to start searching for corporate wellness data. Published by RAND, Dept.. of Labor, and Dept. of Health.
Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Data on mental illness in general, depression, well-being, and more.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Data about substance abuse for PA and U.S.
National Survey on Drug Use and Health (2013)
A one-stop shop for drug and alcohol statistics (published by SAMHSA). Lists by state, age, type of drugs, race, education, gender.
ChildStats.gov
Health care, behavior, education, families, drug and alcohol use among children and adolescents.

Videos

Counseling and Therapy in Video: Volumes 1 - 5
The "Netflix" of applied psychology! Offers hundreds of videos with actual and simulated counseling sessions. Observe applied psychology techniques in practice.

Counseling and Therapy in VideoCounseling and Therapy in Video is an online video collection for the study of social work, psychotherapy, psychology, and psychiatric counseling - over 400 hours and more than 330 videos of actual, re-enacted, and scripted therapy sessions. Includes searchable transcripts to find footage of interest. Many videos include Teaching and Discussion Guides and a number are eligible for Continuing Education (C.E) Credits as indicated.

Video Resources Research Guide
Choose from hundreds of documentaries on applied psychology topics, ranging from drugs in society to corporate wellness.

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