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Need Psychology Information for Your Fiction?

Maybe your character needs psychotherapy and you're wondering what goes on behind the closed doors of the therapist's office. Maybe you need to know how to make the psychologist in your fiction sound like a real shrink. Or maybe you're just looking for the psychology behind a really great villain, or wish you could ask a real clinician your psychology questions.

You're in the right place! So before you lobotomize your character or send her off to electroshock therapy, get the information you need right here!

Find What You're Looking For:

In Real Psychology, you'll find information on disorders, diagnosis, diagnostic interviews and writeups, psychological tests, therapy and therapist degrees, involuntary hospitalization, suicide assessments, ethical problems, shrink lingo, and a few infamous psych experiments.

Our Muses help you write by sharing story starters and idea generators, writing exercises, tricks to beat writer's block, and information on mental illness in creative people.

Q & A lets you ask the psychologist your own writing/psychology questions and read responses to others' questions.

In Media Portrayals, learn how to improve your writing by reading about others writers' depictions of psychology including therapy, therapists, and treatments.

Articles & Resources includes links to interesting writing and psychology resources, plus articles on writing, editing, agents, and publishing.

Search/Site Map lets you quickly search the site for exactly what you're looking for.

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We'd love to hear your ideas, suggestions, and feedback, and we love hearing about your experiences as a writer, so please don't be shy. And of course, you're always welcome to drop us a line from the Contact link at the left or email Dr. K at ckaufman AT archetypewriting DOT com to say hello!

We're constantly working to expand the site and make it the resource for writers who want to use psychology in their work. We want it to meet your needs, and we've created a survey to get to know you a bit better.