LibGuides: Psychology & Counseling Resources: Databases

Research Databases

APA PsycArticles This link opens in a new window
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 This link opens in a new window
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 This link opens in a new window
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 This link opens in a new window
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.
ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials This link opens in a new window
Contains articles on subjects from a religious or theological perspective.
Behavioral and Mental Health Online This link opens in a new window
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 This link opens in a new window
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 This link opens in a new window
Data on family and religious practice (Heritage Foundation).
JSTOR Arts & Sciences I - XV This link opens in a new window
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 This link opens in a new window
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 This link opens in a new window
Scholarly ejournals in the arts, humanities, mathematics and social sciences.
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection This link opens in a new window
Information concerning topics in emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational & experimental methods.
Psychology Database This link opens in a new window
Psychology theory and practice - journal articles
ScienceDirect This link opens in a new window
Elsevier science journals in psychology and social sciences.

Streaming Video Collections

FMG Films on Demand This link opens in a new window
Educational streaming videos on a variety of topics including psychology and counseling.

Books, Dissertations, and Theses Sources

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

Reference & ebooks

R2 Digital Library This link opens in a new window
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) This link opens in a new window
Full-text ebooks.
APA PsycTESTS This link opens in a new window
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.
MEDLINEplus (U.S. National Library of Medicine) This link opens in a new window
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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