Behavioral Health Counseling
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PsycINFO 1887-Current This link opens in a new window
Covers books, dissertations and journals in the psychological and behavioral sciences. Uses the EBSCO interface and the Thesaurus of Psychological Indexing Terms.
Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts (ASSIA) This link opens in a new window
ASSIA indexes over 500 journals covering health, social services, psychology, sociology, economics, politics, race relations and education.
Science Citation Index Expanded This link opens in a new window
A multidisciplinary database covering the sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities. This interface provides access to the ISI Citation databases: Arts & Humanities Citation Index, Science Citation Index, and Social Science Citation Index.
NLM's search service to access MEDLINE and Pre-MEDLINE (with links to participating on-line journals), and other related databases.
PubMed is a database created by the National Library of Medicine to facilitate searching the biomedical literature. The MEDLINE databases found within PubMed contains journals that have been reviewed by a panel of experts for quality. PubMed also contains PMC, which contains publicly accessible literature that have not necessarily gone through the same review process.
Keywords: biomedical sciences, medicine, basic science, molecular biology, genetics, genomics, immunology, kinesiology, neurosciences, neurobiology, nutrition, anatomy, health
CINAHL with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Provides coverage in nursing, nutrition, biomedicine, alternative/complementary medicine, consumer health and 17 allied health disciplines. Full-text material includes more than 70 journals plus legal cases, clinical innovations, critical paths, drug records, research instruments and clinical trials.
Keywords: nurse, biomedicine, integrative medicine, nutrition, art therapy, healthcare, health policy, rehabilitation, wellness
ERIC via ProQuest This link opens in a new window
Contains citations to education-related research and technical reports, and to journal articles.
Includes ability to limit search results by education level (such as early childhood education or a particular grade) and target audience (such as counselors, parents, or teachers)
Find Test Resources
Mental Measurements Yearbook with Tests In Print This link opens in a new window
A major resource for descriptive information about and critical reviews of standardized tests- educational, personality, aptitude, neuropsychological, achievement and intelligence.
Keywords: testing, tests, psychological, educational, assessments, instruments
PsycTESTS This link opens in a new window
Produced by the American Psychological Association (APA), PsycTESTS serves as a repository for a growing selection of psychological tests and measures, including thousands of actual test instruments and test items that are available for immediate download and use in research and teaching. While focused on contemporary instances of test use, coverage spans more than a century.
U.S. Government Resources
National institue of Mental Health (NIMH)
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is one of 27 components of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Federal government's principal biomedical and behavioral research agency. NIH is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Official site of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. Includes a wide array of information including statistics and grant opportunities.
Pennsylvania/Philadelphia Resources
State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors
The Board's functions include promulgating rules and regulations, requiring applicants to pass examinations relating to their qualifications as a prerequisite to the issuance of a license and examining for, denying, approving, issuing, revoking, suspending or renewing such licenses.
Pennsylvania Public Health and Addictions Information
The Pennsylvania Department of Health Public Health Information Clearinghouse (PADOHPHIC) operates as the information clearinghouse and referral center for the Pennsylvania Department of Health. In a statewide effort to promote healthy lifestyles for all Pennsylvanians, PADOHPHIC's mission is to serve as a resource center and provide a wide range of health-related information.
Network of Care and Supports for Behavioral Health and Mental Retardation Services
The organizations listed provide assistance, support, information and advocacy to behavioral health and mental retardation individuals, families and service providers. This site also features a nation-wide database of support services.
Philadelphia's Department of Behavioral Health & Intellectual DisAbilities Services
The City of Philadelphia has integrated its behavioral health care and intellectual disability services into one comprehensive system. DBHIDS components provide services through a network of agencies while collaborating with the Philadelphia School District, child welfare and judicial systems, and other stakeholders.
Selected Websites
Addiction Treatment Forum
Addiction Treatment Forum has reported on substance abuse and addiction therapies, research, news, and events of interest to both healthcare professionals and patients. Although many treatment options and healthcare topics of concern are regularly discussed, an important focus is on methadone maintenance for opioid-addiction treatment.
Behavior Online
A gathering place for behavioral health professionals. This site includes a various array of discussion groups to allow users to communicate with colleagues from around the world.
Institute of Alcohol Studies
The core aim is to serve the public interest on public policy issues linked to alcohol by advocating for the use of scientific evidence in policy-making to reduce alcohol-related harm. (Located in the UK)
National Association for Addiction Professionals
NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals, is the largest membership organization serving addiction counselors, educators and other addiction-focused health care professionals, who specialize in addiction prevention, treatment, recovery support and education.
American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry
Founded in 1985, members include psychiatrists, faculty, medical students, residents and fellows, non-psychiatrists and related health professionals helping those with substance use disorders and mental health disorders.
International Coalition for Addiction Studies Education
INCASE, founded in 1990, is a professional association of professors, teachers, professionals, and programs specializing in addiction studies, including the use and abuse of alcohol and other drugs, other addictions, counselor preparation, prevention and treatment, research, and public policy
American Academy of Health Care Providers in the Addictive Disorders
The AAHCPAD mission is to advance certification of treatment providers in the addictive disorders.
United States Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association
The Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association (PRA), is the preeminent association for the development, support, and dissemination of information about the practice of psychiatric rehabilitation and recovery.
Society for the Advancement of Sexual Health
The Society for the Advancement of Sexual Health (SASH) is a nonprofit multidisciplinary organization dedicated to scholarship, training, and resources for promoting sexual health and overcoming problematic sexual behaviors.*
Citing Health Science Resources
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association 6th edition
Purdue Online Writing Lab
Contains an excellent APA citation style guide
AMA Manual of Style a Guide for Authors and Editors. 11th ed
The online version of the AMA style manual. See chapter 3 for citing different formats of information. Use the NLM Catalog below, to find abbreviations for journal titles.
URL: https://libguides.library.drexel.edu/behavioral_health
Subjects: Nursing & Health Professions