Advanced Search Mode Introduction PsycINFO is a FirstSearch database containing more than 1.5 million references to psychological literature spanning 1887 to the present. Produced by the American Psychological Association, the covered literature includes material published in over 1400 journals from over 45 countries. The database is updated monthly with approximately 5,000 new references. Each record contains a bibliographic citation for a journal article or other indexed items, and an indication if Memorial Library owns the journal. To see if we have the specific year and issue, you must consult the Periodicals Holdings List .
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Coverage includes journal articles, book chapters, books, and technical reports as well as citations to dissertation. Subjects include psychology and the psychological aspects of related disciplines such as medicine, psychiatry, nursing, sociology, education, pharmacology, physiology, linguistics, anthropology, business, and law. This is the preferred search mode since it provides more options to allow you to search more carefully. You can limit your search to journal articles or books by entering the exact phrase for the format of the information you seek in the Document Type field. To limit your result to journal articles, type in the exact phrase journal article , then select Document Type in the first box under Index.