Learn the common sections of a research article:
Now that you've got the basics, use the resources on this page to learn more about your topic or find answers to specific questions.
Use Advanced Search to combine multiple concepts with AND in the same search. Draw on the vocabulary you built during your background research.
Example question:
How did the COVID-19 pandemic affect children's mental health?
Example search:
(covid-19 OR coronavirus)
AND (children OR adolescents)
AND ("mental health" OR depression OR anxiety)
These databases can help you research mental health topics and other intersections of psychology and wellness:
Many periodicals only appear in one database. Searching several at once will get you more hits, but you'll have to be more strategic with keywords and filters to find the most relevant results.
Note: this tool only searches the listed databases. Other especially useful databases, like ScienceDirect, must be searched separately.
If you've only got an abstract or citation of a source you want to find, see: