Psychology and Psychiatry Databases
(see also
Health Sciences - Articles,
Education and Counseling,
Social Sciences, and
Social Work)
[Indexes]
[Online Books]
[Also of Interest]
- Indexes to Journals and Books:
- PsycINFO
(Ebsco)
 
- Created by the American Psychological Association, this contains nearly 2.3 million
citations and summaries of scholarly articles (from 2,100 journals), book chapters, books, and
dissertations published in more than 25 languages with some dating back to 1887. Covers
psychology and its related disciplines, as well as the psychological aspects of related fields
such as medicine, psychiatry, nursing, sociology, education, pharmacology, physiology,
linguistics, anthropology, business, law, and more. 97 percent of the covered material is
peer-reviewed.
- ProQuest
Psychology Journals (ProQuest)
- Provides abstracts and indexing for more than 650 leading psychology and psychosomatic
publications, with over 540 titles available in full text along with the accompanying charts,
diagrams, graphs, tables, photos, and other graphical elements. Also includes 4,000 full text
dissertations from 2000 through 2005. Covers clinical and social psychology, as well as related
disciplines such as genetics, communication, criminology, addiction, neurology, social welfare,
the psychology of business and economics, and more.
- PsycARTICLES
(Ebsco)
- Contains the full text of more than 100,000 articles from 59 peer-reviewed scholarly and
scientific journals (48 published by the American Psychological Association and 11 from allied
organizations), some dating back to 1894. Covering general psychology as well as specialized,
applied, clinical and theoretical research, it includes all articles, letters to the editor, and errata
from each journal.
- Psychology:
A Sage Full-Text Collection (Sage)
- Provides the full text of 36 psychology journals, some dating as far back as 1941.
- Animal
Behavior Abstracts (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)
- Covers animal behavior, with subjects ranging from
neurophysiology to behavioral ecology and genetics to applied
ethology, including aggression, learning, communication, evolution, foraging,
reproductive behavior, and more. Surveys all of the important journals dealing
with the biology of particular taxonomic groups. Covers 1982 to the present.
- OT
Search: The Occupational Therapy Bibliographic System (AOTF)
- Produced by the American Occupational Therapy Foundation, this indexes
occupational therapy and related subject areas,
such as rehabilitation, education, psychiatry, psychology, health
care delivery, and health administration. Also covers the related allied
health, biomedical and psychosocial literature. Includes journals,
monographs, dissertations, theses, conference proceedings, and
audio-visual materials.
- PEP
Archive (Ebsco)
- Produced by Psychoanalytic Electronic Publishing, this database offers
the full text of 20 peer-reviewed psychoanalytic journals and more than 40 classic
psychoanalytic books dating as far back as 1920, including the full text of Freud's
correspondence with his chief collaborators and all major works by Bion, Klein, and
Winnicot, as well as contributions by other important figures, for a total of over 50,000
articles, book chapters, book reviews, letters, and commentaries, as well as 4,000
figures and illustrations.
- PILOTS:
Published International Literature On Traumatic Stress (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)
- Interdisciplinary index to journals, books, chapters, pamphlets,
and technical reports published worldwide on post-traumatic stress disorder and
other mental-health consequences of the exposure to traumatic events among
veterans and other groups of people. Covers assessment, description, prevention,
and treatment, including the preparation and provision of mental health services to
both traumatized and at risk persons. Also covers professional ethics, scientific
methodology, and public policy. Covers 1871 to the present and is produced by the
National Center
for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
Includes the full text of NCPTSD publications.
- LIUCat
on the Web:
- The online public access catalog of Long Island University's
six campuses. This can be searched from any computer. No password is needed.
- Online Encyclopedias and Books:
General -
Children and Adolescents -
Psychology of Specific Groups -
Psychological Conditions
- General:
- Biographical
Dictionary of Psychology (Credo/xrefer)
- Provides biographical and bibliographical information on psychologists from
all over the world from 1850 to the present day. All branches of psychology and its
related disciplines are featured.
- Concise
Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology and Behavioral Science (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- Consciousness:
A Guide to the Debates (Credo/xrefer)
- An introduction to consciousness research and its applications to our waking and sleeping
moments. Provides a history of mind study from the ancient Greeks to the present, a
multidisciplinary review of cognitive science, and conflicting theories on the working of the
brain. Covers beliefs, dream states, optical illusions, mind/body connections, robots,
computers, and more.
- ebrary (ebrary)
- Currently
offers over 25,000 full-text books, sheet music titles, maps, reports, and other authoritative documents from more
than 180 leading academic, trade, and professional publishers. The collections are particularly strong in
business, economics, education, computers, technology, science, medicine, history,
language, literature, humanities, politics, and social sciences. Publishers include The McGraw-Hill Companies,
Random House, Penguin Classics, Taylor
& Francis, Yale University Press, John Wiley & Sons, Greenwood, and more.
- Note: to use ebrary, you must first download and install the
ebrary Reader on your computer (more information).
- Elsevier's
Dictionary of Psychological Theories (Credo/xrefer)
- Defines terms covering the origination, development, and evolution of various
psychological concepts that attempt to understand and explain various behaviors,
events, and phenomena, including historical definitions, analyses, and criticisms.
Includes principles, laws, theories, models, paradigms, effects, hypotheses,
doctrines, and best guesses.
- Encyclopedia
of Applied Psychology (Credo/xrefer)
- Articles provide focused descriptions of the various aspects of applied
psychology and practical problems that are encountered in applying psychology
to a wide variety of life settings. Includes glossaries, cross-references, and bibliographies.
- Encyclopedia
of Health and Behavior
(GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- (See database page for description)
- Gale
Encyclopedia of Psychology (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Covers the entire spectrum of psychology, including notable people,
theories and terms, landmark case studies and experiments, applications
of psychology in advertising, medicine and sports, and career information.
- Handbook
of Forensic Psychology: Resource for Mental Health and Legal Professionals (Credo/xrefer)
- Covers the law for the psychologist, psychology for attorneys, ethical issues,
forensic report writing, mental disorders, interviewing children, child custody
evaluations, eyewitness testimony, recovered memory, polygraphs, sexual
harassment, juror selection, and ethnic issues, as well as the assessment of
behaviors, propensities, and capabilities, including dangerousness, violence,
suicide, competency, substance abuse, PTSD, and neuropsychological evaluations.
- International
Dictionary of Psychoanalysis
(GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- (See database page for description)
- Learning
and Memory (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- (See database page for description)
- Mental
Measurements Yearbook (Ebsco)
- Produced by the Buros Institute at the University of Nebraska, it provides users
with a comprehensive guide to over 2,000 contemporary testing instruments.
Contains information essential for a complete evaluation of test products within such diverse
areas as psychology, education, business, and leadership.
Covers from Volume 9 to the present.
- Penguin
Dictionary of Psychology (Credo/xrefer)
- Completely revised and updated, this new edition explores the latest
developments in psychology, psychiatry, and related fields, including new
material on neuroscience and social psychology.
- PEP
Archive (Ebsco)
- Produced by Psychoanalytic Electronic Publishing, this database offers
the full text of 20 peer-reviewed psychoanalytic journals and more than 40 classic
psychoanalytic books dating as far back as 1920, including the full text of Freud's
correspondence with his chief collaborators and all major works by Bion, Klein, and
Winnicot, as well as contributions by other important figures, for a total of over 50,000
articles, book chapters, book reviews, letters, and commentaries, as well as 4,000
figures and illustrations.
- Psychologists
and Their Theories for Students
(GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- (See database page for description)
- Children and Adolescents:
- Cambridge
Encyclopedia of Child Development (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- Child
Development (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Part of the Macmillan Psychology Reference Series, this title
covers issues related to human development from conception through adolescence.
Written for the general reader.
- Encyclopedia
of School Psychology (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- (See database page for description)
- International
Handbook of Giftedness and Talent (Credo/xrefer)
- Comprehensive review and critical synthesis of significant theory with
an increased focus on empirically supported scholarship that covers
development - identification - changing conceptions - counseling and nurturing -
education and programming - present and future of research and education -
and cross-national perspectives of country efforts, policies, programs, and issues.
- Key
Concepts in Early Childhood Education and Care (Credo/xrefer)
- Identifies and explains key terms and practices dealing with children from birth to the
end of the foundation stage. Includes origins, definitions, research issues, examples from practice,
international issues, weblinks, and more.
- Learning
and Memory (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- (See database page for description)
- Psychology of Specific Groups:
- Elgar
Companion to Consumer Research and Economics Psychology (Credo/xrefer)
- Provides an authoritative analysis and survey of consumer research and economic
psychology with an international, in-depth overview of the present state of knowledge
and theory.
- Encyclopedia
of Aging (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- (See database page for description)
- Encyclopedia
of Women and Gender: Sex Similarities and Differences and the Impact of Society on Gender (Credo/xrefer)
- Covers gender differences in female and male psychology in terms of
personality, cognition, and behavior, as well as biologically based differences
and how those differences impact behavior. Includes studies of these differences
in applied settings such as education, business, the home, politics, sports
competition, and more.
- Handbook
of Aging and the Social Sciences (Credo/xrefer)
- Covers the social aspects of aging from the perspectives of many disciplines
and professions including anthropology, bioethics, demography, economics, epidemiology,
law, political science, psychology, and sociology. Includes social relationships, technological
change, religion, lifestyle, quality of life, economic security, international perspectives,
diversity, immigration, and more.
- Homosexuality
and Science: A Guide to the Debates (Credo/xrefer)
- Explores the role of science and scientific discovery in the nature versus pathology debate
surrounding homosexuality from the Victorian era to the present. Shows how our understanding
of homosexuality has been shaped - not only by theories of evolution, eugenics, endocrinology,
neurobiology, molecular biology, psychology, genetics, anthropology, and sexology - but also
by the social values and political currents of the times.
- International
Handbook of Giftedness and Talent (Credo/xrefer)
- Comprehensive review and critical synthesis of significant theory with
an increased focus on empirically supported scholarship that covers
development - identification - changing conceptions - counseling and nurturing -
education and programming - present and future of research and education -
and cross-national perspectives of country efforts, policies, programs, and issues.
- Psychological Conditions:
- Drugs,
Alcohol, and Tobacco: Learning About Addictive Behavior (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- (See database page for description)
- Encyclopedia
of Drugs, Alcohol, and Addictive Behavior (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- (See database page for description)
- Encyclopedia
of Health and Behavior (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- (See database page for description)
- Gale
Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- (See database page for description)
- Gale
Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- (See database page for description)
- Handbook
of Death and Dying (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- (See database page for description)
- Handbook
of Forensic Psychology: Resource for Mental Health and Legal Professionals (Credo/xrefer)
- Covers the law for the psychologist, psychology for attorneys, ethical issues,
forensic report writing, mental disorders, interviewing children, child custody
evaluations, eyewitness testimony, recovered memory, polygraphs, sexual
harassment, juror selection, and ethnic issues, as well as the assessment of
behaviors, propensities, and capabilities, including dangerousness, violence,
suicide, competency, substance abuse, PTSD, and neuropsychological evaluations.
- Macmillan
Encyclopedia of Death and Dying (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- (See database page for description)
- Also of Interest:
- Dictionary
of Conflict Resolution, Wiley (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- Linguistics
and Language Behavior Abstracts (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)
- Covers all aspects of the nature and use of language
including phonetics, phonology, morphology,
syntax, and semantics, as well as the various fields of linguistics:
descriptive, historical, comparative, theoretical, and
geographical. Includes hearing and speech physiology,
interpersonal behavior and communication,
learning disabilities and special education,
nonverbal communication, writing systems, and more.
Covers 1973 to the present.
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