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Links to databases and other resources for Communication Sciences and Communication Disorders. Also helpful for topics such as deafness; stuttering: speech, language, and hearing pathology; alternative and augmentative communication; and related topics.
Today, various books contain information about communication sciences and disorders. Below are the current books that are most heavily used by Penn State faculty and students. If you'd like additional recommendations, contact the Communication Sciences librarian Nonny Schlotzhauer (University Park, nonny@psu.edu) or a librarian at your location.
Online text of the DSM-5, and other resources relating to psychiatric illnesses.
The PsychiatryOnline Premium Collection is a web portal to a group of psychiatric references from American Psychiatric Publishing. The primary resources are the DSM-5™ and The American Journal of Psychiatry, as well as 16 different textbooks and these additional journals: Psychiatric Services, Academic Psychiatry, Journal of Neuropsychiatry & Clinical Neurosciences and Psychiatric News. The platform is completely searchable across all of the content and also offers access to CME credits, current APA Practice guidelines and medication information for patients.
Looks at the spectrum of communication disorders, from causation and prevention to testing and assessment; through rehabilitation, intervention, and education.
This book series presents reviews of fundamental topics dealing with auditory systems. Volumes published from 2005 to present are available online. Earlier ones may be delivered to any Penn State location by clicking on the "I WANT IT" button in the library catalog.
Examines the linkages between spoken and written language development, both typical and atypical. Presents research-based practices for assessing student needs and providing effective instruction in all aspects of literacy: word recognition, reading comprehension, writing, and spelling.
Presents novel perspectives on researching the nature of language disorders in children, including sections on Typology; Bases; Language Contexts; Deficits, Assessment, and Intervention; and Research Methods.
Covers typical auditory development, to identification and diagnostic processes, to medical and audiologic management of childhood hearing and ear disorders.