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Clinical Psychology

Journal Articles

What are journals?

They are:Journals

  • like magazines but of a scholarly nature
  • published at regular intervals with no predetermined end
  • contain articles on a variety of topics
  • the articles are written by different authors
  • sometimes they also contain reviews and other information
  • in printed and electronic formats

Why Should I use them?

  • journal time is much quicker than for a book
  • using information from journals will keep you up to date and informed of new developments in your subject
  • journals articles are more specific than books.  They give you more detailed information in a more scholarly and concise format
  • subject may not yet (or may never) be covered in books
  • quality research - academic reputation - peer reviewed.

What does peer reviewed mean?

  • Written by an academic, who is a specialist in the subject
  • Submitted to an editor, who then passes the work to other professionals or 'peers' for a critiques, the work is then passed back to the original writer for changes to be made before being published
  • Longer articles, heavily text based
  • Charts, tables, statistics and images
  • Properly referenced with a list of references at the end of the article.

Databases for your subject

For more specialist searching use an online database

What are online databases?

Databases are specialist search engines that search for quality information, such as journals articles, in specific subject areas.

The databases below are specific psychological databases. Hover over the icons to see what help is available.

For more health related databases, social sciences or criminological databases see the list under the relevant tabs in this box.

For a list of general databases covering different subject areas - which will still be very useful for psychology - see the General databases tab.

For help searching the databases contact your Psychology information team. Details on the Home page

Please note that all databases are provided for educational use only 

Please note that all databases are provided for educational use only 

Please note that all databases are provided for educational use only 

Please note that all databases are provided for educational use only 

Please note that all databases are provided for educational use only 

Evidence Based Practice

Evidence Based Practice is about using the best available evidence on the effectiveness of healthcare interventions as a basis for professional decision making in practice. The evidence from the research should be used in conjunction with clinician expertise and patient choice. For information and resources for Evidence Based Practice, see the Evidence Based Practice LibGuide.

Library Research Support

Support and Training 

If you are  a doctoral student or an academic, you can book appointments with your Academic Librarian.

If you want to know more about Open Access and Research Data Management then Jo Tilley will be able to help.

Each tutorial is tailored to your own research interests and can help with:

  • Planning and Searching for your literature review
  • Making the most of Open Access
  • Keeping up to date with research

http://libguides.tees.ac.uk/researchers

Help - journal articles

The following guides will help you to develop your skills in finding journal articles:

Finding Journals

Critical thinking - what it is and why it matters.

Doing a Literature Search

Developing Keywords

Succeed@Tees Workshops: Searching the Literature for Evidence Based Practice

Need to Search Grey Literature

Grey literature is material which is not usually published through normal channels.  Examples of grey literature include: government reports, theses, conference papers and abstracts, discussion papers, newsletters, PowerPoint presentations, best practice documents, guidelines and protocols. 

The helpsheet below details the best sources to use to find grey literature in the area of health and social care.

Public Health England have also compiled an index of grey literature and the link to this is below.

Inter Library Loans

Have you found a useful resource that we do not have access to?  Undergraduate students doing their final assessment projects/dissertations, postgraduate students and staff are eligible for inter library loans. See the Inter Library Loan Guide for more information.