Databases
Psychology and Neuroscience Databases
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APA PsycINFO
Provides citations and summaries of scholarly journal articles, book chapters, books, and dissertations, all in psychology and related disciplines, dating as far back as the 1800s. 99 percent of the covered material is peer-reviewed. The database also includes information about the psychological aspects of related fields such as medicine, psychiatry, nursing, sociology, education, pharmacology, physiology, linguistics, anthropology, business, law, and others. Journal coverage, which spans 1887 to present, includes international material selected from nearly 2 000 periodicals in more than 25 languages. Can limit by publisher, publication year, publication status, publication type, document type, book type, peer reviewed, language, population group, age group, intended audience, methodology and classification codes. EBSCOhost. -
PubMed
Provides access to citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Some links to full-text content. Some coverage back to 1809. Covers chemicals and bioassays, DNA and RNA, data and software, domains and structures, genes and expression, genetics and medicine, genomes and maps, homology, literature, proteins, sequence analysis, taxonomy, training and tutorials, and variation. Searchable by author, date, grant number journal, MeSH variables, EC/RN number, etc. Limitable by type of article species, subsets, language, sex, age, etc. PubMed is part of the larger NCBI website. Customizable personal accounts available. -
APA PsycTESTS
Provides access to more than 15000 psychology tests and measures. Includes tests originally developed for research but not commercially available and some commercially available tests with links to the publisher. Records include a summary, development history, purpose, reliability and validity data (if available) and citation of the peer-reviewed source document. Full-text test items are available for many records. Search by keyword, title, author, subject, construct, as well as other fields. Limit by results by administration method, commercial availability, permissions, fees, as well as target population demographics.
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Health and psychosocial instruments
Provides citations to information about tests not the full text of actual tests. Facilitates locating a variety of instruments in journal articles and book chapters. Provides ready access to information on measurement instruments (i.e. questionnaires, interview schedules, checklists, index measures, coding schemes/manuals, rating scales, projective techniques, vignettes/scenarios, tests) in the health fields, psychosocial sciences, organizational behavior, and library and information science. Published by the Behavioral Measurement Database Services and updated regularly since 1985. Assists researchers and students to identify measures needed for research studies, grants, dissertations, and program evaluation. Searchable fields include author, title, publication name, subjects, measure, sample, subscale, abstracts. EBSCOhost. -
Counseling and therapy in video
Provides an online collection of video available for the study of counseling, social work, psychotherapy, psychology, and psychiatric counseling. Includes counseling sessions and demonstrations, consultations, lectures/presentations, interviews, instructional material, personal narratives, and documentaries. Browse by subject, therapy type, therapist, themes, and clips. Search transcript and notes, title, series, and date. Includes synchronized transcripts to find clips. Alexander Street Press -
EMBASE
Embase covers the biomedical and pharmacological literature. It is particularly strong in European and international literature. It has 30 million+ records from 8 500+ currently published journals. Embase includes six million+ records and 2 700+ journals that are not covered by MEDLINE.
Multidisciplinary Databases
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Scopus
Provides citations and abstracts of, peer-reviewed titles from international publishers, Open Access journals, conference proceedings, trade publications, book series, patents, and quality web sources as far back as 1823. Includes 4 collections: life sciences, health sciences, physical sciences, and social sciences and humanities. Search documents, authors, or affiliation. Advanced search uses Boolean operators and codes. Limitable by facets. Provides related articles and citation information. Customizable personal accounts. Part of the SciVerse system. -
Web of science. Core collection
Provides access to bibliographic information of journal articles through the Arts & Humanities Citation Index, Science Citation Index Expanded, and Social Sciences Citation Index from 1900 to present. Search by topic, author, publication, editor, language, etc. Provides citation information. Limitable by facets. Customizable personal accounts. -
OneSearchOneSearch is a discovery tool that provides a single place to search most of the content available from the Baylor University Libraries, including:
- traditional library materials (books, journal titles, media, etc.);
- the Baylor Digital Collections;
- BEARdocs, (electronic theses and dissertations, honors theses, technical reports, faculty publications, etc.);
- research guides;
- and -- most importantly, much of the full text content to which the Baylor Libraries subscribe from a wide variety of sources.
- traditional library materials (books, journal titles, media, etc.);
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JoVE
Provides peer-reviewed scientific videos journal articles. Articles consist of video demonstrations and detailed text protocols which facilitate scientific reproducibility and productivity. The scope of the journal includes novel techniques, innovative applications of existing techniques, and standard protocols in the physical and life sciences.
List of all Psychology and Neuroscience Databases
Journals
Selected Psychology and Neuroscience Journals
Selected Psychology and Neuroscience Journal Collections
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APA PsycARTICLES Provides full-text access to articles from journals published by American Psychological Association (APA), the APA Education Publishing Foundation, the Canadian Psychological Association, and Hogrefe Publishing Group. Covers general psychology and specialized basic, applied, clinical, and theoretical research in psychology. Coverage of some journals from 1894. EBSCOhost.
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Cochrane library Provides full-text access to Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (Cochrane Reviews), Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effectiveness (DARE or Other Reviews), Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL or Clinical Trials), Cochrane Methodology Register (Methods Studies), Health Technology Assessment Database (HTA or Technology Assessments), and NHS Economic Evaluation Database (NHS EED or Economic Evaluations). Information helpful for health care decision making. Searchable by title, author, abstract, keyword, DOI, etc. Browsable by Topic, New Reviews, Updated Reviews, A-Z, and Review Group. Databases updated monthly or quarterly. Uses Wiley online interface.
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PsychiatryOnline journals Contains full-text articles of journals published by the American Psychiatric Publishing Group, Inc. including American Psychiatry, American Journal of Psychiatry, Focus, Psychiatric Services, Journal of Psychotherapy Practice and Research, Psychiatric News, Psychosomatics, and Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences. Some journals date back to 1844. Searchable by author and keyword, browsable by journal. Some recent issues are embargoed.
Psychology and Neuroscience Journals subscribed by Baylor University Libraries
Books
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DSM library Provides access to psychiatric reference sources such as DSM-5, DSM-IV-TR, textbooks, journals, APA guidelines, self-assessment tools, clinical & research news and medication information handouts.
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Oxford handbooks online. Psychology Provides peer-reviewed essays on critical issues in psychology. Subtopics include clinical psychology, cognitive neuroscience, cognitive psychology, counseling psychology, forensic psychology, developmental psychology, health psychology, history and systems in psychology, neuropsychology, organizational psychology, psychological assessment and testing, psychological methods and measurement, school psychology, personality and social psychology, affective science, and educational psychology. Browse by subtopic or search by keyword or advanced search.
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Psychology - Oxford bibliographies Offers peer-reviewed annotated bibliographies on psychology, the scientific study of behavior which includes perception, cognition, emotion, neuroscience and culture. Introductory essay provides a review of current research trends and issues. Bibliographies are browseable by subject area and keyword searchable. Contains a "My OBO" function that allows users to create personalized bibliographies of individual citations from different bibliographies.
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Encyclopedia of cognitive science Covers the essentials of cognitive science reviewing the common themes of information and information processing, representation, and computation. Includes coverage of biography, computer science, economics, education, evolutionary biology and anthropology, general, linguistics, neuroscience, philosophy, and psychology. Browsable by title and topic from the menus on the left. Searchable by topic, keyword, title, author, and article using the "Search This Book" option on the right. Wiley Online Library.
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Encyclopedia of neuroscience Contains contributions from international experts to, form a comprehensive picture of the neuroscience and its subdisciplines. Subjects include autonomic nervous system, communication, language, and speech, disease and dysfunction, evolution and comparative biology of nervous systems, history, intercellular communication, methods and techniques, molecular and cell biology of nervous systems, motor and neuromuscular systems, nervous system development-repair and aging, neural basis of behavior, sensory systems, and structural organization of the brain. Articles include a glossary, list of abbreviations, defining statement, introduction, further reading, and cross-references to other related encyclopedia articles. Originally published in 2008. ScienceDirect.
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Encyclopedia of statistical sciences Covers the essentials of statistics. Includes coverage of actuarial science, applications of statistics, bayesian inference, biostatistics and clinical trials, categorical data analysis, computational and graphical statistics, design of experiments, distributions and models, history and biography, inference, journals, societies, and agencies, life-testing, reliability, and survival analysis, linear models and designs, mathematical formulas, theories and techniques, multivariate analysis, nonparametric inference, nonparametric statistics, probability theory and applied probability, quality control, regression analysis and linear models, sampling, statistics in earth science, statistics in economics and econometrics, and time series analysis. Browsable by title and topic from the menus on the left. Searchable by topic, keyword, title, author, and article using the "Search This Book" option on the right. Based on 2nd edition and updated quarterly. Wiley Online Library.
Other Resources and Related Information
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Symptom Media Provides access to over 500 DSM 5 and ICD Guided Films, providing training tools critical for symptom recognition. Ranging from 30 seconds to 15 minutes, these films offer visual guideposts to better understand what a particular mental health diagnosis looks like and decrease the stigma for those facing psychological issues.
