FAQ: Finding Psychological or Educational Evaluation Tests
The National Library of Medicine®(NLM®) has no database or Web site of psychological or evaluation tests.
NLM sources of information that may be helpful are:
- NLM MEDLINE/PubMed (articles may only discuss a test or test results; they rarely include the test instrument)
- NLM HSRR: Health Services and Sciences Research Resources
Information about psychological or educational evaluation tests--including scales, inventories or measurement tools--is in non-NLM databases (some requiring a subscription) and Web sites.
- American Psychological Association (APA) FAQ: Finding Information About Psychological Tests
- APA PsycNET or Psychological Abstracts
- Behavioral Measurement Database Services, Buros Center for Testing, Test Reviews and Information
- CINAHL: Cumulative Index for Nursing and Allied Health Literature
- HAPI: Health Assessment and Psychological Instruments
- Measuring Health: a guide to rating scales and questionnaires. Oxford: Oxford University Press
- Mental Measurements Yearbook
Your local public, medical or university library may have reference texts, such as:
- Handbook of Psychiatric Measures. Washington (DC): American Psychiatric Association
- Tests in Print. Lincoln (NE): Buros Center for Testing
- Tests: A Comprehensive Reference for Assessments in Psychology, Education and Business. Austin (TX): Pro-Ed, Inc.
NLM is not responsible for the availability or content of external sites, nor does NLM endorse, warrant, or guarantee the products, services or information described or offered at other sites.
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