PsychINFO+1967-present

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//Provides abstracts and citations to scholarly literature in the behavioral sciences and mental health. The database includes material of relevance to psychologists and professionals in psychology and related fields such as psychiatry, management, business, education, social science, neuroscience, law, medicine, and social work. Covers journal articles, book chapters, books, dissertations, and technical reports.// -- description from //PsychINFO//=====

=**Searching //PsycINFO//** - Step by Step =

1. Searching by subject or keyword

 * The default search selection in PsycINFO is //**Thesaurus**//. Enter your search terms to find the appropriate subject concepts. Using the controlled vocabulary will provide the most precise search results. Click the radio button for //**Keywords**// to perform a direct keyword search.


 * When searching the thesaurus, your result list will not show any citations - only subject terms. Use the checkboxes on the right to select multiple terms and combine them, or select one of these options attached to each term:

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 * **Search:** Finds articles with this term as a subject heading.
 * **Focus:** Finds articles with this term as a //major// subject heading. Focus restricts results to records in which the term describes an important or primary aspect of the article.
 * **Expand:** Broadens results by finding articles with this subject or any subject that is narrower in the thesaurus hierarchy. For example, expand Sleep Disorders to retrieve articles that relate to specific kinds of sleep disorders, such as Hypersomnia and Insomnia, as well as articles on the overall subject of Sleep Disorders.
 * **Expand/Focus:** Broadens results by finding articles with this subject term or any of its narrower subjects, and then restricts those results to articles in which these subjects describe an important or primary aspect of the article.
 * **View Thesaurus:** Displays this subject heading in the thesaurus. The thesaurus display may include a scope note, textual definition or description of how the term is used; shows the term's hierarchy (broader and narrower terms); and lists related terms (similar in concept but not hierarchically linked).

2. Result lists and limit options

 * At the top of your result list, click //**Journal Articles, Human Subjects, English Only, or Since 2000**// to limit your search one option at a time. Additional limiters are available when you click //**All Limit Options**//..



3. Combine search results using //Search History//

 * Once you have performed multiple searches, you can combine results by clicking **//Search History//** above the search box.




 * Search history options will not display until you click //**Show search history**//.
 * Use the checkboxes on the right to select the searches you want to combine, then click the //**Combine Sets**// button.



4. Result lists and full text

 * Click the title of the citation to view more detailed information, including cited references and an abstract (if available).
 * On the result list or in the detailed citation, click //**Find It!**// to search Ursuline Library's electronic full text and print resources.

Types of Periodicals: Nursing**
 * For more information on how to distinguish scholarly journals from trade publications and popular magazines: