PSY 626 Research & Evaluation Methods for Mental Health

PsycINFO contains nearly 2.3 million citations and summaries of journal articles, book chapters, books, dissertations and technical reports, all in the field of psychology. Journal coverage, which spans from 1887 to present, includes international material selected from more than 2,100 periodicals in over 25 languages.

Why use PsycINFO - comprehensiveness!

To use Advanced Search with Guided-Style Fields:

1. Click the Advanced Search link below the Find field.

2. Enter your search terms in the first Find field on the Advanced Search screen.

3. Choose the search field from the optional Select a Field drop-down list (for example, search in only the Subject Terms field of the citation).

4. Repeat steps 1 and 2 for the second set of Find fields.

5. Select a Boolean operator (AND, OR, NOT) to combine the two Find field entries.

6. You can enter another Boolean operator, keyword, and search field in the third set of fields.

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