APA Dictionary of Psychology

It has to be said that my usual reaction on unwrapping a parcel from the editor of Reference Reviews is “Oh god, not another dictionary of psychology. The world is getting overrun with them. Why can't psychologists declare a moratorium on dictionary‐editing, and take up crochet‐work or some other productive activity instead?”. It has to be said however, that this does seem to be one of the better ones.

This dictionary has a slightly complex history. In 1997 the American Psychological Association (APA) acquired the rights to the 1984 Longman Dictionary of Psychology and Psychiatry. The APA had originally...