PsycCRITIQUES®
PsycCRITIQUES® is a full-text database with tens of thousands of incisive book and film reviews from 1956 to present. It provides users with insight on publications from a psychological perspective allowing them to choose relevant reading material, to select appropriate course materials, and more.
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What you can expect from PsycCRITIQUES
Comprehensive Coverage
- Thousands of reviews covering leading literature in the social sciences
- Reviews of psychologically relevant films, videos, and software programs create an ideal resource for educators creating coursework, or practitioners looking for current information
- With content spanning over six decades, coverage provides a unique look at the evolution of psychology over the last half-century
Relevance for Multiple Types of Users
- Faculty members can quickly identify literature that will be useful for course work
- Librarians find it valuable for collection development because it is so current
- Students use it to identify research done over time
- Practitioners read it to find current practice information
Authoritative Reviews
- Each review is written by a skilled expert in the field and edited by scholar Danny Wedding, PhD, the Associate Dean for Management and International Programs, California School of Professional Psychology, Alliant University
- PsycCRITIQUES benefits from APA's long history of publishing professional and scholarly literature and resources
Additional Features
- Companion to the PsycCRITIQUES database
- Edited by Dr. Danny Wedding, and produced by APA
- Engages readers in thought provoking discussions of books, films, and APA videos
- Provides up-to-date reviews of very current books
Linking Features
- Links to other reviews by reviewer
- Links to the reviewers bio
- Links to opportunities to purchase the title being reviewed
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