Research Guides: Psychology: Web Resources

Professional Organizations

Academy for Eating Disorders
We are a global professional association committed to
leadership in eating disorders research, education, treatment, and prevention.
American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
The AACAP widely distributes information on the site, and elsewhere, in an effort to promote an understanding of mental illnesses and remove the stigma associated with them; advance efforts in prevention of mental illnesses, and assure proper treatment and access to services for children and adolescents.
American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology
AACN is the organization for those psychologists who have achieved board certification in the specialty of Clinical Neuropsychology, under the auspices of the American Board of Clinical Neuropsychology (ABCN).
American Academy of Psychoanalysis & Dynamic Psychiatry
The Academy is where psychodynamic psychiatrists and psychoanalysts who are psychiatrists: discover a forum for exchange of ideas; find a voice within the APA to advocate for psychodynamic understanding in the evaluation and treatment of patients; and take a leadership role in promoting the importance of psychodynamic training in residency and medical education.
American Academy of Psychology and the Law (AAPL)
AAPL (pronounced "apple") is an organization of psychiatrists dedicated to excellence in practice, teaching, and research in forensic psychiatry.
American Association of Community Psychiatrists (AACP)
The mission of the AACP is to encourage, equip, and empower community and public psychiatrists to develop and implement policies and high-quality practices that promote individual, family and community resilience and recovery.
American Psychological Association (APA)- Students
The American Psychological Association (APA) is a scientific and professional organization that represents psychology in the United States. With 150,000 members, APA is the largest association of psychologists worldwide.
Association for Psychological Science (APS)
The Association for Psychological Science (previously the American Psychological Society) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the advancement of scientific psychology and its representation at the national and international level.
Anxiety Disorders Association of America (ADAA)
The Anxiety Disorders Association of America (ADAA) is the leader in advocacy, education, training, and research for anxiety and stress-related disorders.
Association of Black Psychologists (ABP)
The Association is organized to operate exclusively for charitable and educational purposes.
B. F. Skinner Foundation
Foundation based on the ideas of B.F. Skinner, a behavioral psychologist.
Federation of Associations in Behavioral and Brain Sciences (FABBS)
FABBS is a coalition of scientific societies that share an interest in advancing the sciences of mind, brain, and behavior.
International Association of Applied Psychology (IAAP)
The International Association of Applied Psychology is the oldest international association of psychologists. Its official languages are English and French.
International Society for Research on Aggression (ISRA)
The International Society for Research on Aggression (ISRA) is a society of scholars and scientists interested in the scientific study of aggression and violence.
International Society of Political Psychology (ISPP)
The Society is a nonprofit scientific, educational, and non-partisan organization.
National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression (NARSAD)
NARSAD raises money from donors around the world and invests it directly in the most promising research projects in mental health.
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI)
From its inception in 1979, NAMI has been dedicated to improving the lives of individuals and families affected by mental illness.
National Mental Health Association (NMHA)
With over a century of advocacy, public eduction, and the delivery of programs and services, Mental Health America is the country's leading nonprofit dedicated to helping all people live mentally healthier lives.
Psi Chi-The National Honor Society in Psychology
Psi Chi is the International Honor Society in Psychology, founded in 1929 for the purposes of encouraging, stimulating, and maintaining excellence in scholarship, and advancing the science of psychology.
Sigma Xi: The Scientific Research Society
Sigma Xi is the honor society of research scientists and engineers. It is an international, multidisciplinary society whose programs and activities promote the health of the scientific enterprise, reward excellence in scientific research and encourage a sense of companionship and cooperation among scientists in all fields.
Society for Personality and Social Psychology
The Society fosters scientific research in personality and social psychology by publishing scientific journals, organizing an annual conference, and maintaining close ties with science advocacy offices in the American Psychological Association and the Association for Psychological Science.
Society for Research on Child Development
The Society is a multidisciplinary, not-for-profit, professional association with a membership of approximately 5,500 researchers, practitioners, and human development professionals from over 50 countries.
Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI)
SPSSI is an association of approximately 3000 psychologists, allied scientists, and others, who are interested in the application of research on the psychological aspects of important social issues to public policy solutions.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) mission is to reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on America's communities.
World Psychiatric Association
The WPA is an association of national psychiatric societies aimed to increase knowledge and skills necessary for work in the field of mental health and the care for the mentally ill.

Professional Societies

Professional societies often provide information about how to become a practicing psychologist of a particular kind. They often collect salary and other types of information about the profession. Below are a few links to lists of professional psychologist societies. On the web, you can search for the kind of psychology you're interested in along with the word "society."

Psychological Societies on the Internet

List of Psychological Societies

List of Psychological Societies - UC Davis