CCCU library provides research databases which contain references to articles about clinical psychology. These are all available via LibrarySearch – just click on the Find databases link in the left-hand menu on the home page and you will see an alphabetical list. Browse the list until you find the one you want. Many of the key databases have guides available, which often include a video demo.

Some databases which are particularly useful for clinical psychology include:

PsycINFO – often the best starting place for mental health, psychiatry and psychology topics, this large database has a focus on peer-reviewed information in mental health and behavioural science. It is produced by the American Psychological Association. Note: all articles available on PsycARTICLES can be found via PsycINFO, along with the content of many additional journals. See the PsycINFO guide.
PTSDpubs focuses on searching the literature relating to post-traumatic stress and the psychological effects of trauma.
MEDLINE, also available via Pubmed - one of the biggest biomedical databases in the world, searching the contents of medical journals, including journals relating to psychiatry and mental health. We have a few guides available, as this database can be accessed and searched in several ways : Medline on OVID guide / Medline on EBSCO guide / Introduction to Pubmed video.

Additional databases you may wish to explore:

ASSIA - a database for practitioners in the caring professions, covering aspects of health and social care from a broadly social scientific perspective, including psychology, sociology, economics, politics, race relations and education. ASSIA guide.
Business Source Premier - primarily seen as a resource for the Business School, this database covers areas including professional development and leadership, so can be extremely useful for research relating to leadership and management of psychological and mental health services. Business Source Premier guide.
Child Development and Adolescent Studies - useful for topics relating to child and adolescent psychology and mental health. Child Development and Adolescent Studies database guide.
CINAHL Complete - a database for nursing and the allied health professions, useful for research in multi-disciplinary fields. CINAHL guide.
The Cochrane Library - this includes databases of systematic reviews and clinical trials. Cochrane are viewed as world leaders on evidence-based information. Cochrane Library guide.
ERIC - an international database of educational research, which can be useful when researching issues relating to education, training and CPD. ERIC guide.
Maternity and Infant Care - a key database for midwifery and neonatal care. Useful for topics relating to psychological care during and after pregnancy. Maternity and Infant Care guide.
Proquest Dissertations and Theses - available via Web of Science, this database can help you identify theses from many universities around the world.
Scopus covers the sciences and the social sciences, including psychology, health and medicine, and has useful citation tracking features. Probably searches the greatest number of different journals. Scopus guide.
Social Policy and Practice – a useful source of evidence-based social science and applied psychology research articles with a UK focus. In particular the database is useful for information about government policies and their impact on society. The database can help you locate “grey literature” as well as journal articles. Social Policy and Practice database guide.
Web of Science - an interdisciplinary database, this can be particularly useful for in-depth literature reviews or for topics which cross boundaries between different disciplines. Web of Science guide.

We have many other databases available. As research projects in clinical psychology can intersect with many other fields, it can be worth checking the subject guides for other disciplines. Other databases of potential interest which are accessible through the university library include Coronavirus Research Database, Embase (medical sciences such as pharmacology and surgery), GreenFILE (covering the interactions between humans and the environment) and SPORTDiscus (sports and exercise, including sport psychology).

Library Guide - Clinical Psychology at Salomons