Full Text Database: PsycBooks

PsycBooks has grown to be a collection of over 1600 full text books selected by the American Psychological Association. The great thing about this database is that the book texts are searchable, downloadable, and printable, day or night. I often recommend looking here when you are just getting started with a psychology topic that is somewhat broad to get basic information.

In browsing around the Coverage List, I noticed how many early classics are available, some all the way back to the 16th century. There are also titles as recent as 2008.

To try out the database, go to the Access Online Databases page, log in and click on the Ebsco Host link. To find the PsycBooks database, click on the APA Book Chapters link.

Finding the Elusive Meta-analysis

Having talked to several students who are working on DQPs, I wanted to highlight a previous post on finding specific types of studies in PsycInfo.
You can focus in on just meta-analyses and literature reviews and then combine this search with your topic.
Also, PubMed offers a clinical query page where you can search for systematic reviews in the health sciences.

Online Videos from the Health Library at Stanford

The Stanford Health Library Web site offers many helpful resources including online video lectures on a variety of health topics. Several of these online videos are relevant to psychology and neuroscience including the following:


Familial Mood Disorders
Depression, Delirium & Dementia: What Should We Be Doing?
Brain Stimulation for Chronic Pain

Dementia: Myths Versus Realities