Psychology 348/448: Health Psychology

 

Psychology Articles

Empirical articles. Literature review articles. Two of the most popular types of scholarly articles used by psychologists.

Here's a refresher of what you learned in Psychology 210 about the difference between empirical and literature review articles.
Empirical and Literature Review Articles ~ by Jennifer Paliatka

Find out about WebFeat -- like Dogpile, but for databases!

Psychology Databases

PsycINFO The primary index (no full text) for psychological topics, produced by the American Psychological Association.
A source for full-text journal articles from nearly 300 psychology journals. Full page images include tables and graphs.
PsycARTICLES Full text articles from APA journals dating back to 1996, covers hundreds of scientific, technical, and medical journals.
ScienceDirect Provides indexing to its entire library. In addition, there is access to full-text articles in approximately 100 psychology journals from 1999 to the present.
Free registration is required for accessing articles in full-text.

Medical/Health Databases

CINAHL Plus w/ Full Text Covers literature related to nursing, kinesiology, and allied health professionals.
Contains selective full-text access to full text journals, pamphlets and other consumer-level information.

Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition

Contains selective full-text access to nearly 550 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines.
Medline w/ Full Text An international index to all areas of medicine, dating back to 1965. Over 9,500 titles are indexed, and substantial abstracts are included.

 

 

Use I-Share to determine if the library owns the journal in print or microfilm, and check Journals and Magazines Available Online for electronic access to journals. If the article you seek is unavailable from these sources, please request it through our online Interlibrary Loan article request form.

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Books

Use I-Share to find books on your topic. Please ask a librarian if you need assistance. Books not available through I-Share may be ordered through our online Interlibrary Loan book request form.

Use a Subject Search, such as:

Stress
Pain measurement
Clinical health psychology

Reference Books

Reference books are great sources to get an introduction to a topic, help define terms or determine where else to look for sources.

Encyclopedia of Human Behavior, vol. 1-4. R150.3E56
"Health Psychology," vol. 9. Handbook of Psychology. R150 H236
"Your Health," vol.13. Human Behavior. R150 M367
Encyclopedia of Bioethics, vol. 1-5. R174.2 E56

DSM-IV: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, R616.89 A512d
The Merck Manual, R615.02 M555 - for information on physical illnesses.
Physician's Desk Reference, R615.1 P578 2000 - for information on medications.

 

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Internet Resources

Research Resources

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Citing and Research Assistance

Citing Sources Using APA Style

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This page was created 02/10/2004 and last updated on 02/05/2008
by Jennifer C. Paliatka, Assistant Librarian, Elmhurst College.