LibGuides: Psychology & Counseling Resources: Databases

Research Databases

APA PsycArticles
Full-text articles from all the American Psychological Association (APA) published journals as well as journals from the Canadian Psychological Association & the Hogrefe Publishing Group ~ 100 + journal titles
APA PsycBooks
Chapter-level access to the newest books published by the American Psychological Association (APA) as well as historical works. Full text of the multivolume reference book series APA Handbooks in Psychology and the APA/OUP Encyclopedia of Psychology.
APA PsycINFO
A finding & linking database that contains abstracts & citations. Look for a DOI field in the full record. You may be able to link directly to the article if it is in electronic form & we have access. Alternatively, use ILL to request a print copy.

All records covering books & peer-reviewed journals that appeared in Psychological Abstracts are in PsycINFO. It's an excellent source for those doing exhaustive behavioral science & mental health research.
APA PsycTESTS
Access to psychological tests, measures, scales, & surveys, developed for research but not made commercially available. ~50% of test records contain the actual test or test items.

Start by searching PsycINFO to find the names of tests that have been used in the literature. Test names appear in both the Abstract field & the Tests & Measures field. The full instrument may be included in the full-text of the article. If this is the case, the test name is marked "Appended" in the Tests & Measures field. "Appended" means one of three things: that the full instrument is included as an appendix to the article, that items from the instrument are reproduced in a figure or table, or that items from the test are described in the methods section.
APA PsycTherapy
A streaming video database of therapy demonstrations intended for clinical training and counselor education. Provides the opportunity to observe candid psychotherapy videos featuring known therapists.

Therapists cover more than 100 approaches, such as integrated behavioral healthcare, cognitive behavior therapy, and acceptance and commitment therapy. All therapy demonstrations are unscripted and were taped within the past ten years
ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
Contains articles on subjects from a religious or theological perspective.
Behavioral and Mental Health Online
Comprehensive, rich, and diverse collection of video and text for anyone studying or teaching in the area of mental health. Programs in counseling, social work, nursing, psychology and behavioral health will all benefit from the wide variety of content in this collection, which includes clinical mental health demonstrations, actual therapy sessions, compelling documentaries on the human condition, psychotherapy transcripts, as well client narratives and reference works.
ERIC Database
Via eric.ed.gov, this site is in the public domain and is sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of the U.S. Department of Education. Help and Tutorials are available.
FamilyFacts.org
Data on family and religious practice (Heritage Foundation).
JSTOR Arts & Sciences I - XV
One of the world's most respected providers of scholarly literature. Thousands of full-text, peer-reviewed journals across nearly all academic disciplines.
Tutorials
Mental Measurements Yearbook with Tests in Print
Professional reviews of commercially available tests and information on what the tests cover and how to purchase them. Mental Measurements Yearbook with Tests in Print is an essential resource for evaluating contemporary testing instruments. The database contains full-text reviews (not the tests) for test products in psychology, education, business, and leadership. In addition, it provides a bibliography to all known available English-language tests currently in print.
Tutorial: https://vimeo.com/156620268
ProjectMUSE
Scholarly ejournals in the arts, humanities, mathematics and social sciences.
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
Information concerning topics in emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational & experimental methods.
Psychology Database
Psychology theory and practice - journal articles
ScienceDirect
Elsevier science journals in psychology and social sciences.

Streaming Video Collections

APA PsycTherapy
A streaming video database of therapy demonstrations intended for clinical training and counselor education. Provides the opportunity to observe candid psychotherapy videos featuring known therapists.

Therapists cover more than 100 approaches, such as integrated behavioral healthcare, cognitive behavior therapy, and acceptance and commitment therapy. All therapy demonstrations are unscripted and were taped within the past ten years
FMG Films on Demand
Educational streaming videos on a variety of topics including psychology and counseling.

Books, Dissertations, and Theses Sources

Dissertations & Theses Global (Proquest)
Contains over 2.1 million entries and some full-text dissertations and theses.
WorldCat
Optional: you may add "subtype limits" before running your search.

Reference & ebooks

R2 Digital Library
Thousands of health science ebooks from leading publishers. With one of the most extensive selections of Doody’s Core Titles, R2 Digital Library offers carefully-sources, essential books in all areas of the health sciences.
eBook Collection (EBSCO)
Full-text ebooks.
APA PsycTESTS
Access to psychological tests, measures, scales, & surveys, developed for research but not made commercially available. ~50% of test records contain the actual test or test items.

Start by searching PsycINFO to find the names of tests that have been used in the literature. Test names appear in both the Abstract field & the Tests & Measures field. The full instrument may be included in the full-text of the article. If this is the case, the test name is marked "Appended" in the Tests & Measures field. "Appended" means one of three things: that the full instrument is included as an appendix to the article, that items from the instrument are reproduced in a figure or table, or that items from the test are described in the methods section.
Blackwell Reference Online
Reference ebooks such as "The Handbook of Research Methods in Clinical Psychology" and "The Blackwell Handbook of Social Psychology"
MEDLINEplus (U.S. National Library of Medicine)
MedlinePlus provides encyclopedic information on health and drug issues, and provides a directory of medical services. The site brings together authoritative information from the National Library of Medicine (NLM), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), other U.S. government agencies, and health-related organizations.

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