LibGuides: Psychological Medicine: Journals & Databases

Looking for articles on your topic?

The quickest way to find articles on a specific topic is by searching a relevant database.

The University Library subscribes to hundreds of databases, but we recommend the ones listed below as a starting point for students and researchers.

Some provide only citations for articles, so look for Article Link to connect you to the fulltext, or try one of the methods described in the column on the right to access a copy.

If you need to bulk export records from a database, check these steps first.

Some key databases for Behavioural Science & Psychiatry

These are just some key databases relevant to searching for medical information:

Medline
Premier literature database for medicine, nursing, dentistry, and the preclinical sciences. 1946 onwards. (Scroll down through the list of databases to find Medline)

Embase This link opens in a new window
A major biomedical and pharmaceutical database indexing over 3,500 international journals. It is particularly strong in pharmacology and psychiatry/clinical psychology. 1947+

Web of Science
Multidisciplinary, high-impact journals in science, social science, and the arts & humanities. 1898 onwards
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
A comprehensive database covering information concerning topics in emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational & experimental methods.
Uptodate - Psychiatry
This resources will help you to access the most current information on evidence-based psychiatric care and identify the clinical manifestations and diagnostic criteria for psychiatric disorders. Effective treatments for each disorder are described including evidence-based psychotherapy, and doses, side effects, and drug interactions for individual medications.

PsycINFO (Ovid) This link opens in a new window
Professional and academic literature in psychology and related disciplines including medicine, psychiatry, nursing, sociology, education, pharmacology, physiology, linguistics, and other areas.

Finding Information

Click on the image above start this tutorial. You will learn how to:

Analyse a topic and develop a search strategy to find relevant information

Identify the main resources for information used in academic study

Use search techniques to effectively find information in these resources

LibWizard Tutorials

These tutorials are designed to provide a basic introduction to searching the databases.

Looking for a Specific Article?

If you already have a citation for the article that you are looking for,

e.g: Wood, S. J., Pantelis, C., Proffitt, T., Phillips, L. J., Stuart, G. W., Buchanan, J. A., ... & McGorry, P. D. (2003). Spatial working memory ability is a marker of risk-for-psychosis. Psychological medicine, 33(7), 1239-1247.

There are 3 easy ways to find a copy. These are listed below.

1) Find an Article using Library Search | Ketu

There are two options for finding articles using Library Search | Ketu [Remember to sign in]

1. To find an article from a citation. Search for the "Title of the article" (within quotation marks)

2. To find the Journal:

Check Library Search for the Title of the Journal (usually underlined or in Italics)
Do a Simple Title begins with search and limit to Journal Titles
The journal may be held in print, electonically, or both
Browse to find the correct year/volume and page numbers

Watch this short video on how to use Library Search | Ketu. Need more help? Use this guide.

2) Find an Article using Google Scholar

You can use Google Scholar to find an article from a citation:

Try searching Google Scholar for the "Title of the Article" (usually within quotation marks)
Follow Otago Article Link in your results list
Follow the Article links to go directly to a copy of the article.
Google Scholar Tips & Tricks [pdf]

3) Request a FREE Copy with the Interloan service

Interloan service
The Interloan service enables library users to search for items, create requests for items not held in the University of Otago Library, and monitor the progress of those requests.

What is an Article Link?

Article Link connects article databases to the Library's e-journal collections. It tells you whether (and where) the full-text of an article is available.

You may see Article Link represented as: or Article Link.