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Databases • Electronic Journals • Electronic Books • Patient Information • PDA Resources  • University Resources • Selected Web Resources

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  • Alcohol and Alcohol Problems Science Database [ETOH] - Produced by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), ETOH contains over 110,000 records, including references to journal articles, books, dissertation abstracts, conference papers and proceedings, reports and studies, and chapters in edited works.
  • ClinicalTrials.gov - Information about ongoing clinical trials and registering clinical trials.
  • Cochrane Library - (Wiley) Systematic reviews (CDSR), DARE, controlled trials register.
  • Health and Psychosocial Instruments [HAPI] - Provides 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.
  • Health and Wellness Resource Center A collection of general interest health and fitness magazines, medical and professional periodicals, definitions, and directories. Included are links to diet, cancer, and health assessment sites as well as government databases. Includes some full-text.
  • MEDLINE (Ovid) Premier source for bibliographic and abstract coverage of the biomedical literature. Includes some full-text.
  • Mental Measurements Yearbook Provides users with a comprehensive guide to over 2,000 contemporary testing instruments.
  • PsycINFO - Covers the professional and academic literature in psychology and related disciplines. Coverage is worldwide, and includes references and abstracts to journals and dissertations in more than 30 languages, and to book chapters and books in the English language. Includes some full-text.
  • PubMed (NLM) PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine, provides access to over 11 million MEDLINE citations back to the mid-1960's and additional life science journals. PubMed includes links to many sites providing full text articles and other related resources.

 

Electronic Books

  • APA: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR) 2000 (STAT!Ref)
  • Coleman: Family Focused Behavioral Pediatrics, 2001 (Books@Ovid)
  • Davis: Neuropsychopharmacology: the Fifth Generation of Progress: An Official Publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, 2002 (Books@Ovid)
  • Ebert: Current Diagnosis & Treatment in Psychiatry, 2000 (AccessMedicine)
  • Gitlow: Substance Use Disorders: A Practical Guide, 2001 (Books@Ovid)
  • Goldman: Review of General Psychiatry, 5th ed., 2000 (STAT!Ref)
  • Green: Child and Adolescent Clinical Psychopharmacology, 3rd ed., 2001 (Books@Ovid)
  • INSERM:Collective Expert Evaluation Reports, 2000-2004 (NCBI Bookshelf)
  • Janicak: Principles and Practice of Psychopharmacotherapy, 3rd ed., 2001 (Books@Ovid)
  • Kaplan: Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry, 8th ed., 2005 (Books@Ovid)
  • Carlat: The Psychiatric Interview: Practical Guides in Psychiatry, 2nd ed., 2005 (Books@Ovid)
  • Lewis: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 3rd ed., 2001 (Books@Ovid)
  • Lowinson: Substance Abuse, 4th ed., 2005 (Books@Ovid)
  • Moore: Handbook of Medical Psychiatry, 2nd ed., 2004 ( MD Consult)
  • Schiffer: Neuropsychiatry, 2nd ed., 2003 (Books@Ovid)
  • Schultz: Lippincott's Manual of Psychiatric Nursing Care Plans, 7th ed., 2005 (Books@Ovid)
  • Shader: Manual of Psychiatric Therapeutics, 3rd ed., 2003 (Books@Ovid)

 

Electronic Journals

This is a sample of highly cited journals in psychiatry and mental health. To see a complete list of UMDNJ Library electronic journal holdings please check the Electronic Journals Holdings List. To check print holdings please use the UMDNJ Libraries Catalog.

 

Patient Information

  • American Psychological Association - scientific and professional organization that represents psychology in the United States to consumers.
  • First Consult - includes printable, customizable Patient Education handouts for more than 300 conditions. Includes Spanish language handouts.
  • GMHF: Geriatric Mental Health Foundation - provides information for older adults, family members, and caregivers under various mental health related topics.
  • HeathyNJ - healthcare information for New Jersey consumers, policy makers, and health care professionals
  • MDConsult - provides searchable, full-text access to over 50 of the world's most important medical journals, a collection of over 40 reference books, more than 1000 clinical practice guidelines, and almost 3,500 customizable patient education handouts. It also includes full-text drug information.
  • Mental Health - Mental Health Topics at MedlinePlus - Information and links to mental health resource sites from the National Library of Medicine.

 

Resources for the PDA (Handheld Devices)

  • DynaMed - DynaMed for PDA is now available. Please contact your campus library's information desk to obtain a serial number.
  • Essential Evidence Plus - point of care tool designed to offer "Patient-Oriented Evidence that Matters". Also includes access to 6 EBM databases, calculators, guidelines and quick reference tools.
  • MentSTAT - Mini Mental Status Exam: Freeware application for administering and scoring the standard MMSE on a single screen of your PDA, making this very quick to use. Includes instructions.
  • PDA Toolkit

 

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