Psychologists deal with so much stress in their work that they should take advantage of every chance they have to lighten their loads. The following 10 must-have iPhone apps can help to do that. They can provide welcome information and assistance to any psychologist.

PsycExplorer

This app gives you the most up-to-date psychology news stories and information. With research and just interesting information to offer, the blogs, videos, and Tweets that you can access through this app will keep you apprised of the latest news from the field of psychology.

3D Brain

Every psychologist can use a refresher on the physical composition of the brain and this app provides that in a fun way. It showcases 29 distinct structures of the brain and how they work. Brain damage and brain disorders are covered in this app as well.

Live Happy

This excellent iPhone app is essential for both patients and psychologists. It uses the tenants of positive psychology to show anyone how to live a life that is happier and healthier.

Dream Psychology By Sigmund Freud

This app is essential for every psychologist because it helps you learn from one of the greatest minds in the history of psychology. Whether dream analysis is a focus for you or not, you are going to see dreams in a new way after exploring this app.

Depression

This app provides you with depression rating scales. This is a helpful tool to have on hand whenever you need to apply these rating scales to assess a patient’s status.

Diagnostic Criteria From DSM-IV-TR

This app allows you to easily access every psychologist’s favorite book of diagnostic criteria. You can easily search for whatever condition you might be looking for and find all the codes for these conditions too.

Personality Types

This app is helpful in determining a person’s personality type. It offers up 16 essays describing the different personality types for you to review at your convenience.

Personal Psychology Tests

Occasionally you will need help determining what psychological issues a patient might have. This iPhone app lets you answer questions about a patient to get answers. The questions are plucked right out of clinical texts.

PAR Assessment Toolkit

This app was made to help you work with standardized assessments. It has a normal curve, conversion chart, and compliancy calculator along with other useful tools.

Substance Abuse & Addiction Assessments

You never know when you might run into substance abuse or other addictions so this app will come in handy sooner or later. This can help you decide if a patient does indeed have a problem when you aren’t completely sure. It evaluates all the better known addictions like alcoholism and drug addiction but also tackles internet addiction, cell phone addiction, gambling addiction, and shopping addiction.

Psychologists shouldn’t have to worry about always having the right information and assessments on hand so these iPhone apps help to make sure that the necessary information and tools are never far away. Psychologists deal with enough problems. Now the accessibility of all the information and tools that are included in these apps will no longer be among them.

Thomas Rheinecker writes on ways to apply for admission to schools offering online psychology degree programs.