Alvin Sherman Library, Research, and Information Technology Center

Suggested Library of Congress (LC) subject headings include:

LC call numbers:

Main Index Table
Online equivalent: PsycINFO

MediLexicon
     http://www.medilexicon.com
The world's largest Online database of pharmaceutical and medical abbreviations. Updated daily, it contains over 140,000 acronyms and abbreviations from the fields of medicine, pharmacy, biotechnology, agrochemicals and healthcare.

The Merck Manuals Online Medical Library
     http://www.merck.com/mmpe/index.html
"Merck has created The Merck Manuals, a series of healthcare books for medical professionals and consumers. As a service to the community, the content of The Manuals is now available in enhanced online versions as part of The Merck Manuals Online Medical Library. The Online Medical Library is updated periodically with new information, and contains photographs, and audio and video material not present in the print versions."

The Cochrane Collaboration : The reliable source of evidence in health care (evidence-based health care)
     http://www.cochrane.org
"Improving healthcare decision-making globally, through systematic reviews of the effects of healthcare interventions, published in The Cochrane Library." Only abstracts of reviews can be searched and viewed free of charge. For more comprehensive information please access the following databases which are available in NSU's Alvin Sherman Library Electronic Resources -- Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (formerly Cochrane Controlled Trials Register) AND the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.

Enpsychlopedia
     http://enpsychlopedia.org/
"Enpsychlopedia is a non-profit organization founded to bring mental health information and search capabilities to the people. Although at present we rely on Google for search results, we hope to offer our own internal search of hundreds of thousands of relevant mental health, psychology, social work and psychiatry websites in the near future."

Psychwatch.com : The Online Resource for Professionals in Psychology and Psychiatry
     http://www.psychwatch.com
"Psychwatch began in April, 1998 as a weekly email Newsletter detailing events and internet-related developments in the mental health field. ...evolved into a global communication and information network, providing information to those in the healthcare and mental health care fields. The Newsletter has a readership of over 14,000 professionals and students in at least 106 different countries. Our website continues to expand..."

National Institute of Mental Health: Medications
     http://www.nimh.nih.gov/home.cfm
Online booklet which lists psychiatric drugs for major mental illness and basic information on invidual drugs.

Psychology Virtual Library
     http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/gthursby/psi/
As part of the The World Wide Virtual Library (initiative of University of Florida), it provides links to other sites which categorized, e.g. Clinical Social Work, Directories or Guides to Psychology Sites
E-Mail Lists and Newsgroups, Employment - Entrepreneurship, History of Psychology,
Journals (Electronic and Print), Library Resources Online, Mental Health Resources etc.

Mental Help Net
     http://www.mentalhelp.net/

MedicineNet.com
     http://www.medicinenet.com/Script/Main/hp.asp
A metasite for health information. Sections include Diseases & Conditions, Procedures &Tests, Medications, MedTerms Dictionary. Can focus on topics ( for example depression) Medication section includes a searchable drug database which yields drug monographs including drug interactions.

Medical Matrix
     http://www.medmatrix.org/reg/login.asp
An extensive site to Internet clinical medicine resources compiled by Slack Inc. Introductory page is divided into specific medical topics or disciplines.
Subscription based searching only. Free 24 hr pass available.

NLM Drug Info Portal
     http://druginfo.nlm.nih.gov/drugportal/drugportal.jsp
This brand new site provides health care professionals, researchers as well as consumers with reliable, easily comprehensible and current information from renowned and reputable sources as NLM and other key government agencies. Drugs can be searched by trade name or generic name.

RxList
     http://www.rxlist.com/
RxList allows you to search the drug database, which contains over 4000
products currently on the United States market. Each drug entry includes
description, clinical pharmacology, indications and usage, warnings,
precautions, adverse reactions, dosage and administration and a list of
journal article citations. This site also includes a Top 200 prescription drug
list and a link to other pharmaceutical WWW sites.

DrugInfoNet
     http://www.druginfonet.com

WWW Virtual Library: Pharmacy
     http://www.cpb.uokhsc.edu/pharmacy/pharmint.html
Based at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center College of Pharmacy, this exhaustive site offers links to pharmacy schools and departments worldwide, professional associations, journals on the Internet, and newsgroups. Clicking on the icon (upper left corner) provides a direct link to the WWW Virtual Library's alphabetical subject index.

PharmWeb
     http://www.pharmweb.net/
From PharmWeb's home page, select an assortment of options available. PharWeb's links include a Yellow Pages listing companies, pharmacies, conferences, hospitals, etc., worldwide Government and Regulatory Bodies, links to health-related Newsgroup s and mailing lists and links to other
WWW sites related to drugs and health. A searchable index assists in locating information on PharmWeb.

United States Pharmacopeia
     http://www.usp.org/
Official website for USP providing authoritative information on drug standards, drug information, products, conference and meeting information. Also includes pictograms for patients.

Drugs & Supplements at MAYO Clinic
     http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/drug-information/DrugHerbIndex
Search Drug Information database for proper usage, adverse effects, administration and dosage to prescription and over-the-counter medications. Search Supplements Information database for details on vitamins, supplements, and herbs. Check out the MAYO Clinic site, which contains valuable consumer health information.