PSYCH CENTRAL RANKED #4 IN TOP 10 LIST OF PSYCHOLOGY WEBSITES

The new issue of *The Clinical Psychologist* (APA Div. 12, vol. 60, #2,
p. 7) includes the results of a survey to identify the top 10 psychology
web sites: "Top 10 Psychology Websites" by Simon Rego, the APA Division
of Clinical Psychology Internet Section Editor.

Dr. Rego posted a message on a number of psychology internet lists
"asking members to send me their favorite 'go to' websites for
information and resources in psychology..."

The results appear below.

Here is the section of the article reporting the results:

Coming in first place was a site managed by Kenneth S. Pope, Ph.D. The
site provides free full-text articles and other resources on assessment,
therapy, forensics, etc.
http://kspope.com .

Placing second was the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Home
Page. This site provides information from the Federal agency that
conducts and supports research on mental illnesses
http://www.nimh.nih.gov

Finishing third was the official website of the American Psychological
Association
http://www.apa.org .

In fourth was a site managed by John M. Grohol, Psy.D. The site claims
to be the Internet's largest and oldest mental health social network
created and run by mental health professionals to guarantee reliable,
trusted information and support communities to consumers, for over 12 years.
www.psychcentral.com .

In fifth place was WebMD, "the leading source for trustworthy and timely
health and medical news and information." The site provides credible
health information, supportive community, and educational services by
blending award-winning expertise in content, community services, expert
commentary, and medical review.
http://www.webmd.com

Coming in sixth place was the Anxiety Disorders Association of America
website. This site offers complete information on anxiety, as well as a
special section on teen anxiety
http://www.adaa.org .

Seventh place went to the Academy of Cognitive Therapy, a site that
offers information about cognitive therapy, how to become certified as a
cognitive therapist, training in cognitive therapy
http://www.academyofct.org .

In eighth place was the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive
Therapies (ABCT) website, which provides CEU, CME, and other educational
opportunities; journals for research and clinical practice in behavioral
therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy; and referrals for those seeking
psychological therapy
http://www.abct.org .

In ninth place was the Obsessive Compulsive Foundation (OCF) website.
The OCF is an international not-for-profit organization composed of
people with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and related disorders,
their families, friends, professionals and other concerned individuals
http://www.ocfoundation.org.

Finally, sneaking in at number ten was Wikipedia, "the biggest
multilingual free-content encyclopedia on the Internet. Over two million
articles and still growing." .
http://www.wikipedia.org .

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