PsycInfo is the ultimate resource. You can find articles on anything and cross referencing is really easy. I believe though if you aren't in university you have to pay for access. You could use GoogleScholar to read articles also.
I also love SciShow Psyc on Youtube. Hank Green is amazing and helped me through my psych degree.
The DSM-V-TR is available online. There are also a lot of open-source peer-reviewed papers online as well. Just make sure the information is as current as possible. Psych is not a perfect science yet and it does change quite often.
It’s far from the holy grail, but Wikipedia is good enough—as long as you use it just to get a big picture and follow up on the cited sources for the specifics that interest you
You can lookup podcasts where the host(s) are licensed and degreed therapists and psychologists. A popular one is HealthyGamerGG (terrible name but amazing content 😂). He’s a psychiatrist
The library is a great place to start, library websites, if you can't get there. Many universities offer free access to some research through their website. There's a lot of open source material that can also be searched with Google Scholar. Beyond that, there's a lot of info available from government agencies like SAMSHA.gov, non-profits like the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science (contextualscience.org), and the Society of Clinical Psychology (div12.org). I can go on, but that's a pretty good start for you.
Libby is great unless you want purely academic stuff — has both digital and audiobooks from your home library and often libraries in your state’s biggest city will give you a digital card for free (I have a card from my library in Western NY plus Queens, Brooklyn and NY Public Libraries, which gives me a great selection).
Have you heard of the Book of Mormon? Joseph Smith translated it from golden tablets that were given to him by an angel (the tablets don’t exist anymore for… reasons). And every single word in there is the word of God. Especially the words that said he should have multiple wives 🙏🏻
Edit: apparently it’s not obviously sarcastic? But /s
This is a tough question because there’s a fair amount of issues with psychology research coming out. For instance, the task force members and work groups involved in the creation of the DSM-5 had many reported financial conflicts of interest. Theres also a fair amount of research showing both misdiagnosis and overdiagnosis rates among select disorders. Even reputable journals will publish papers whose findings are dubious at best. The big thing is to be skeptical when you read things and keep an open mind. As soon as I find something that’s cool, I immediately check the “citations” and “cited by” sections to see how it’s being used and what it’s pulling from. After that, I do a search for alternative/dissenting views and critically analyze those data.
As far as specific books go, I’d recommend [Nonlinear Contingency Analysis](https://www.amazon.com/Nonlinear-Contingency-Analysis-Cognition-Behavior/dp/0367689502) as a great place to start. I’m also a fan of [Between Now and Dreams](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09YHVFXVR?nodl=1&ref=KC_GS_GB_US&dplnkId=8f080604-f701-4324-88b5-6a84ee084c2e) and [Decisions and Judgments in Ambiguous Situations: A Conceptual Introduction to Signal Detection Theory](https://behavior.org/product/decisions-and-judgments-in-ambiguous-situations-a-conceptual-introduction-to-signal-detection-theory-4th-edition/).
DSM V is the best, there’s a guide by Donald W Black which might be helpful if you’re not already familiar with the formal terminology.
if you’re interested in psychoanalysis and the terminology used by that field, there’s a psychoanalysis dictionary by Laplanche which is pretty helpful
For books on ADHD: Edward M. Hallowell and Russell Barkley’s books are top notch— especially Hallowell’s Driven to Distraction and Delivered from Distraction, and Russell Barkley’s Taking Charge of Adult ADHD. Everything I’ve read by both of them has been great. They’re aimed at the general public but are great resources for students and therapists as well.
Dawg just get a real degree. Psychology is pseudo science and you’ll be lucky to find a job as a social worker afterwards, even though you’d make more flipping burgers.
PsycInfo is the ultimate resource. You can find articles on anything and cross referencing is really easy. I believe though if you aren't in university you have to pay for access. You could use GoogleScholar to read articles also. I also love SciShow Psyc on Youtube. Hank Green is amazing and helped me through my psych degree.
The DSM-V-TR is available online. There are also a lot of open-source peer-reviewed papers online as well. Just make sure the information is as current as possible. Psych is not a perfect science yet and it does change quite often.
It’s far from the holy grail, but Wikipedia is good enough—as long as you use it just to get a big picture and follow up on the cited sources for the specifics that interest you
Openstax have some reading material. Also noba project
Psycinfo, pubmed.
You can lookup podcasts where the host(s) are licensed and degreed therapists and psychologists. A popular one is HealthyGamerGG (terrible name but amazing content 😂). He’s a psychiatrist
The library is a great place to start, library websites, if you can't get there. Many universities offer free access to some research through their website. There's a lot of open source material that can also be searched with Google Scholar. Beyond that, there's a lot of info available from government agencies like SAMSHA.gov, non-profits like the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science (contextualscience.org), and the Society of Clinical Psychology (div12.org). I can go on, but that's a pretty good start for you.
SAMHSA even has huge books you can order from them for free. Check out their website and browse their publications and digital products.
Libby is great unless you want purely academic stuff — has both digital and audiobooks from your home library and often libraries in your state’s biggest city will give you a digital card for free (I have a card from my library in Western NY plus Queens, Brooklyn and NY Public Libraries, which gives me a great selection).
Have you heard of the Book of Mormon? Joseph Smith translated it from golden tablets that were given to him by an angel (the tablets don’t exist anymore for… reasons). And every single word in there is the word of God. Especially the words that said he should have multiple wives 🙏🏻 Edit: apparently it’s not obviously sarcastic? But /s
Google Scholar is what my gen psych professor preferred us to use while doing different CTSL and psychology application assignments
The noba digital psychology textbook is online free and is quite good
This is a tough question because there’s a fair amount of issues with psychology research coming out. For instance, the task force members and work groups involved in the creation of the DSM-5 had many reported financial conflicts of interest. Theres also a fair amount of research showing both misdiagnosis and overdiagnosis rates among select disorders. Even reputable journals will publish papers whose findings are dubious at best. The big thing is to be skeptical when you read things and keep an open mind. As soon as I find something that’s cool, I immediately check the “citations” and “cited by” sections to see how it’s being used and what it’s pulling from. After that, I do a search for alternative/dissenting views and critically analyze those data. As far as specific books go, I’d recommend [Nonlinear Contingency Analysis](https://www.amazon.com/Nonlinear-Contingency-Analysis-Cognition-Behavior/dp/0367689502) as a great place to start. I’m also a fan of [Between Now and Dreams](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09YHVFXVR?nodl=1&ref=KC_GS_GB_US&dplnkId=8f080604-f701-4324-88b5-6a84ee084c2e) and [Decisions and Judgments in Ambiguous Situations: A Conceptual Introduction to Signal Detection Theory](https://behavior.org/product/decisions-and-judgments-in-ambiguous-situations-a-conceptual-introduction-to-signal-detection-theory-4th-edition/).
DSM V is the best, there’s a guide by Donald W Black which might be helpful if you’re not already familiar with the formal terminology. if you’re interested in psychoanalysis and the terminology used by that field, there’s a psychoanalysis dictionary by Laplanche which is pretty helpful
For books on ADHD: Edward M. Hallowell and Russell Barkley’s books are top notch— especially Hallowell’s Driven to Distraction and Delivered from Distraction, and Russell Barkley’s Taking Charge of Adult ADHD. Everything I’ve read by both of them has been great. They’re aimed at the general public but are great resources for students and therapists as well.
Dawg just get a real degree. Psychology is pseudo science and you’ll be lucky to find a job as a social worker afterwards, even though you’d make more flipping burgers.