The purpose of this guide is to help identify both print and electronic resources for information about disease and disorder terminology, diagnosis, and treatment. Please ask a librarian for help with any research needs.

Childhood Diseases and Disorders Sourcebook. Ref RJ 61 .C5427 2003

Current Diagnosis & Treatment in Pediatrics. Ref RJ 47 .C87 2006

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders: DSM-IV-TR. RC 455.2 .C4 D54 (Reserve desk)

Encyclopedia of Children's Health and Wellness. Ref RJ 45 .T9465 2004

The Encyclopedia of the Heart and Heart Disease. Ref QP 111.4 .R36 2005

The Encyclopedia of Men's Reproductive Cancer. Ref RC 280 .G52 T876 2005

Encyclopedia of Sexually Transmitted Diseases. Ref RC 200.1 .M66 2005

The Encyclopedia of Skin and Skin Disorders. Ref RL 41 .T87 2007

The Encyclopedia of Women's Reproductive Cancer. Ref RC 280 .G5 T78 2005

Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health. Ref RJ 26 .G35 2005

Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders. Ref RB 155.5 .G35 2002

Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders. Ref RC 437 .G35 2003

Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders. Ref RC 334 .G34 2005

Mental Health Disorders Sourcebook. Ref RC 454.4 .M458 2005

Respiratory Diseases and Disorders Sourcebook. Ref RC 731 .R468 1995

Books in the reference and circulating collection can be searched through the Durham Tech Library Online Catalog by author, title, subject, or keyword.

Health Reference Center Academic
http://find.galegroup.com/itx/start.do?prodId=HRCA&userGroupName=durham_tccl
Provides access to full text of nursing and allied health journals, plus a wide variety of personal health information sources. Contains an integrated collection of medical and professional periodicals, reference books, general interest health and fitness magazines, and pamphlets. Designed for nursing and allied health students, as well as consumer health researchers.

Health and Wellness Resource Center
http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/HWRC;jsessionid=30F66E75867F4019763A0B7FC9C522A0?locID=durham_tccl
Provides access to carefully compiled and trusted medical reference materials. Includes nearly 400 health/medical journals, numerous reference volumes, and hundreds of pamphlets and health-related articles from 2,200 general interest publications.

Mary Ann Liebert Journals
http://www.liebertpub.com/urls/
Contains authoritative peer-reviewed journals, books, and trade magazines in the areas of biomedical research/life sciences, clinical medicine, and surgery.

PsycARTICLES
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=pdh
Full text articles from nearly 50 of the most important peer-reviewed psychology journals published by the American Psychological Association, the APA Educational Publishing Foundation, and the Canadian Psychological Association.

Science Direct
http://www.sciencedirect.com/
Contains reference works, handbooks, e-books, and offers a journal collection of over 2,000 titles in the Health and Life Sciences.

CINAHL with Full Text
http://www.nclive.org/index.phtml
CINAHL with Full Text is the world's most comprehensive source of full text for nursing & allied health journals, providing full text for more than 520 journals.

Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition
http://www.nclive.org/browse.phtml?page=1&subj=5
Provides more than 400 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines.

Gale Virtual Reference Library
http://www.nclive.org/browse.phtml?page=1&type=0
Online access to the e-book versions of Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health, Gale Encyclopedia of Science, and other Gale encyclopedias.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Resources about diseases, conditions and other special topics arranged under "Health Topics A-Z" for the consumer and researcher.

HIV InSite
Designed as a gateway to in-depth information about particular aspects of HIV/AIDS, this site provides numerous links to many authoritative sites.

Medline Plus
Developed by the National Library of Medicine at the National Institutes of Health, this site contains high quality information on common diseases and conditions, medical dictionaries, and more. A Spanish version of the website is also available by clicking on a link on the first page.

Mental Health America (formerly the National Mental Health Association)
This site contains fact sheets on mental health topics and information about disorders, treatments, and medications.

National Cancer Institute
This site is a valuable source for a wide variety of cancer-related information. It includes consumer-oriented information on a wide range of topics as well as comprehensive descriptions of the institute’s research programs and clinical trials. The site contains a dictionary of cancer terms and a Spanish version of the website is available by clicking on a link on the first page.

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