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This guide was created for patrons looking for general consumer health information. These resources are for informational purposes only and should not be used as a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. For questions related to advice, diagnosis, or treatment please contact a licensed medical provider.

Websites

Biographical Archives of Psychiatry
Our archive provides information on the life and work of historical figures in the field of psychiatry. We present short biographies and biograms of professionals, psychiatric users and their relatives. BIAPSY – a participatory historical research project at Hochschule Niederrhein’s Faculty of Applied Social Sciences.
Biography.com - Nellie Bly
Biography.com captures the most gripping, surprising and fascinating stories about people. Nellie Bly was known for her pioneering journalism, including her 1887 exposé on the conditions of asylum patients at Blackwell's Island in New York City.
King's College London Archives & Special Collections - Mind Matters: Neuroscience and Psychiatry
Here you can explore highlights of the College's uniquely rich and growing collections of more than 5 million archives, rare books, photographs and illustrations that span more than 500 years of world history.
National Library of Medicine - The Mike Gorman Papers
The National Library of Medicine has made available online a digitized selection of the Mike Gorman Papers. Gorman was a journalist and activist who exposed the treatment of the mentally ill in the United States during the mid-20th century.
NOBA Project - History of Mental Illness
Noba is a free online platform that provides high-quality, flexibly structured textbooks and educational materials.
PBS - Treatment for Mental Illness
PBS is a private, nonprofit corporation, founded in 1969, whose members are America’s public TV stations -- noncommercial, educational licensees that operate more than 330 PBS member stations and serve all 50 states, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam and American Samoa.
Project Gutenberg - Ten Days in a Mad-House by Nellie Bly
Project Gutenberg is a library of over 60,000 free eBooks. Ten Days in a Mad-House (1887) is a book by American journalist Nellie Bly. The book was based on articles written while Bly was on an undercover assignment in an insane asylum.

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Article Databases

Britannica Academic This link opens in a new window
Includes Encyclopedia Britannica plus Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, magazines and periodicals, and many other research tools. Provided by the New York State Library, NOVELNY.
EBSCO multi-search This link opens in a new window
Search articles in many EBSCO databases at once. Encompasses ERIC, Professional Development Collection, Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition, Newspaper Source, MasterFILE Premier, MEDLINE, Business Source Complete, Academic Search Complete.
Psychiatry Online (DSM-5) This link opens in a new window
Includes a number of American Psychiatric Publishing books and journals including The American Journal of Psychiatry. Content dates back to 1844.
Psychology Database (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
Covers clinical & social psychology, genetics, psychology of business & economics, communication, criminology, addiction, neurology, social welfare, etc.
Psychotherapy.net This link opens in a new window
Provides access to streaming videos which show actual psychotherapy sessions, and experts discuss their thoughts behind their interventions.

Books & eBooks

All of Touro's books and e-books can be found by searching the catalog (above, or under the "Books & More" tab on the library homepage).

Use the advanced search to limit your results by year, campus location, or search just e-books by selecting "TC E-Books" under Location. If a print book you'd like is at a different campus, learn how to request it.

American Psychosis by E. Fuller Torrey
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9780199988723
Publication Date: 2013-01-01
eBook
Dorothea Dix by Margaret Muckenhoupt
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9780198029588
Publication Date: 2004-04-01
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Mad in America by Robert Whitaker
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9780786723799
Publication Date: 2001-12-14
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Mental Health, Spirituality, and Religion in the Middle Ages and Early Modern Age by Albrecht Classen (Editor)
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9783110361643
Publication Date: 2014-07-28
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Revels in Madness by Allen Thiher
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9780472024476
Publication Date: 2009-12-22
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