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Counseling & Psychology Databases

Below are listed databases that are most helpful for finding journal articles and other materials in the fields of counseling and psychology. Click on a database title to access that database. Click on an information icon for more information about that database. Most of these databases are only accessible to current students, faculty, and staff of Covenant Seminary. Don't have access? See our list of free databases.

highly recommended = highly recommended

Database Description Info
Major Secular Databases
ProQuest Psychology Journals highly recommended

Topics: clinical & social psychology, genetics, psychology of business & economics, communication, criminology, addiction, neurology, social welfare, etc.

Sources: Major psychology and psychosomatic journals.

Indexing: 1,080 journal titles, 1971– present. Includes abstracts.

Full-Text: 690 journal titles, plus 4,000 dissertations. Also via LinkSource

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Family & Society Studies Worldwide highly recommended

Topics: Family science, human ecology, human development, and social welfare (including anthropology, sociology, psychology, demography, health sciences, education, economics, law, history and social work).

Sources: Professional journals, conference papers, books, book chapters, government reports, discussion & working papers, statistical documents, theses & dissertations and other sources.

Indexing: 800+ titles (740 peer-reviewed). 1970– present.

Full-Text: via other EBSCOhost databases and LinkSource

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Religious Perspective
ATLA Religion highly recommended

The premier index in the field of religion and theology.

Topics: Biblical studies, religion, theology, anthropology, business, history, law, medicine, philosophy, psychology, sociology.

Sources: Journal articles, essays in multi-author works, and book reviews.

Indexing: 1,712 journal titles; 1881– present. 17,445 essay collections; 1960– present.

Full-Text: 186 titles. Also via other EBSCO databases and LinkSource

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General Health
MEDLINE

Topics: Clinical medicine, public health, health policy development, dentistry, experimental medicine, health services administration, nursing, nutrition, pathology, psychiatry, toxicology, veterinary medicine, etc.

Sources: Scholarly medical journals.

Indexing: 5,500+ titles. Over 19 million records. 1946– present.

Full-Text: via other EBSCOhost databases and LinkSource

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Also Helpful
Academic Search Premier

Topics: Everything. General, all-purpose database.

Sources: Mostly journal articles; some scholarly books and reports.

Indexing: 8,500+ titles (7,400+ peer-reviewed). 1911– present. Includes abstracts.

Full-Text: 4,600+ titles (3,900+ peer-reviewed). Also via other EBSCOhost databases and LinkSource

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Child Development & Adolescent Studies

Topics: Growth and development of children through the age of 21.

Sources: Journal articles, technical reports, books, and dissertations.

Indexing: 239 journal titles. 1880– present. Includes abstracts.

Full-Text: Via other EBSCOhost databases and LinkSource

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Google Scholar

Topics: Scholarly materials posted on the open web from a variety of disciplines.

Sources: Articles, theses, books, abstracts, and court opinions from academic publishers, professional societies, online repositories, universities, and other web sites.

Full-Text: Hit or miss. Some materials freely available; others require payment or subscription.

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