Psychology: PsycINFO Help
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PsycINFO Help Links
- Quick Reference Guide: PsycINFO® on ProQuestThis quick reference guide will demonstrate how to search PsycINFO on ProQuest's platform in Advanced Search mode.
- Guide to the Fields in APA Database RecordsThis is a guide to the PsycINFO fields and what they mean and/or what may be included in them.
PsycINFO Search Plan
PsycINFO Search Plan
1. What is your topic?
2. What are the key concepts in your topic? (It's usually better to limit to two or three concepts, since more may be too narrow to retrieve any significant results.)
4. Create a search strategy by using OR to combine synonyms/narrower terms and AND to combine key concepts. Example: (eating disorders OR anorexia nervosa OR bulimia) AND (behavior modification OR behavior therapy OR biofeedback training\
5. What limits do you want to apply?
- Date range:
- Location (country or countries):
- Record type(s) (e.g., journal articles, book chapters, edited books, peer-reviewed journal, etc.):
- Methodology(ies):
- Language(s):
- Age group(s):
- Population—human, animal, male, female, inpatient, outpatient
- Other:
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