Monthly Archives: May 2014

DSM-5

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition (DSM-5) was published by the American Psychiatric Association in May 2013 and serves as the standard for classifying and diagnosing mental disorders. It supersedes the DSM-IV-TR. The DSM-5 “is intended to be applicable in a wide array of contexts and used by clinicians and researchers of many different orientations (e.g., biological, psychodynamic, cognitive, behavioral, interpersonal, family/systems). The DSM-5 has been designed for use across clinical settings (inpatient, outpatient, partial hospital, consultation-liaison,...

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Research Assistance Updated: May 28, 2014

Finding reliable drug information

It can be difficult to find reliable information in medications on the web.   As with all websites,  you need to ask yourself who created this site and what’s the intent.  Websites about specific drugs are often created by pharmaceutical companies and are for marketing purposes.  Be skeptical of site with a .com address:  Lunesta.com and Purplepill.com  [for Prilosec] are intended to sell the drug. There still could be useful information there, but you’re better off using sites intended to produce...

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Internet Resources, Research Assistance, Uncategorized Updated: May 23, 2014

Quick Tips for Job Hunting

It is sometimes hard for UDM students to make time to visit the library when they are job hunting. We have a solution!  eBooks!  Available to you 24/7 anywhere your have internet access. You can find books through our library catalog or in the eBooks databases.  You can go to the databases and sign in, and use ebrary database or eBook Collection (EBSCOHost database).  You can search for terms likes resumes, cover letters or employment interviewing. There is even a...

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Uncategorized Updated: May 20, 2014

Choose Privacy Week

Choose Privacy Week, May 1-7, 2014 As technology continues to advance at a record pace, privacy issues evolve with it. From aerial surveillance drones and  traffic light cameras, to wiretapping or website tracking, privacy is being attacked in public and sometimes in places that used to be private. Learn more about digital privacy issues by watching videos featuring Michael German, the senior policy counsel for national security and privacy at the ACLU Washington legislative office and Geoffrey Stone, a constitutional...

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Uncategorized Updated: May 19, 2014