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PsycINFO

Search peer-reviewed literature in behavioral science and mental health. Produced by the American Psychological Association.

Overview

PsycINFO provides abstracts and full text of thousands of journals from the 1800s to the present.

You can also find books, book chapters, dissertations, and reports about psychology and related disciplines, including psychiatry, education, linguistics, neurosciences, pharmacology, and social work.

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PsycINFO allows you to refine your search by:

  • Date published
  • Language
  • Age of subject population (from infants to very old)
  • Methodology of research (e.g. qualitative vs. quantitative studies, systematic reviews, clinical trials)
  • Population (human or animal, male/female, inpatient/outpatient)
  • Geographic location

Click on "Thesaurus" in the top menu for a list of key terms that bring together related concepts — a helpful tool for retrieving the most relevant articles.