Sources & References

Sources & References

Where the clinical and health information in PsychVerse comes from.

Last updated: August 17, 2026

PsychVerse teaches psychology as a course, not as medical advice. Where a lesson describes a diagnosis, a treatment, a mechanism in the brain or body, or any other claim that touches health, it is drawn from the sources listed below rather than invented for the app. This page exists so those sources are easy to find and check for yourself, organized by the unit that uses them.

Nothing in the App or on this page is medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and it is not a substitute for care from a qualified professional. If you are in crisis or think you may harm yourself, contact local emergency services or, in the United States, call or text 988 (the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline).

Psychopathology

Classification, and the ten conditions covered in this unit.

What counts as a disorder · Classification · Diathesis-stress

Anxiety disorders

Depression

Obsessive-compulsive disorder

Trauma and PTSD

Schizophrenia

Neurodevelopmental difference (ADHD and autism)

Eating disorders

Therapy and change

The major treatment approaches and why they work.

Cognitive behavioural therapy

Exposure therapy

Psychodynamic therapy

Person-centred therapy

Psychiatric medication

The dodo bird verdict (common factors)

The placebo effect

How change actually happens

The brain and the body

Basic neuroscience and endocrinology.

The neuron · The synapse

Neurotransmitters · The nervous system · The lobes

Neuroplasticity

Hormones and behaviour

Sleep and consciousness

Sleep, its disruption, and the loss of consciousness.

The architecture of a night · What sleep is for · Dreams

Circadian rhythms

Sleep deprivation

Losing consciousness (anaesthesia and coma)

Attention training (meditation)