Welcome
This guide will introduce you to Gleeson Library resources that are essential for graduate behavioral health students. It includes links to select databases, as well as tutorials and guides.
Articles/Databases
- PubMedPubMed provides access to more than 23 million bibliographic citations primarily drawn from MEDLINE, as well as publisher-supplied citations, in-process and "ahead-of-print" citations.
- CINAHL UltimateCINAHL Ultimate is the definitive resource for nursing and allied health research, providing full text for the most used journals in the CINAHL index. It covers more than 50 nursing specialties and includes quick lessons, evidence-based care sheets, CEU modules and research instruments.
- ScopusScopus is the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature: scientific journals, books and conference proceedings. Delivering a comprehensive overview of the world's research output in the fields of science, technology, medicine, social sciences, and arts and humanities, Scopus features smart tools to track, analyze and visualize research.
- APA PsycInfoAPA PsycInfo is the American Psychological Association's renowned resource for abstracts of scholarly journal articles, book chapters, books, and dissertations. It is the largest resource devoted to peer-reviewed literature in behavioral science and mental health, and contains over 3 million citations and summaries dating as far back as the 1600s, with one of the highest DOI matching rates in the publishing industry. Ninety-nine percent of its content is peer-reviewed. Formerly called PsycINFO.
- SocINDEX with Full TextSocINDEX with Full Text is the world's most comprehensive and highest quality sociology research database. The database features more than 2.1 million records with subject headings from a 20,000+ term sociological thesaurus designed by subject experts and expert lexicographers.
- FusionFusion allows you to search, in one place, the majority of the library’s books, articles, videos, etc. It includes all the materials in our library catalog Ignacio, as well as the content of the majority of our many databases.
- Google ScholarArticles, theses, books, abstracts and court opinions from academic publishers, professional societies, online repositories, universities and other web sites. Click "more" below to customize Google Scholar to access USF library journal subscriptions.
Web Resources
Google Search
The open web (the web that is searchable using Google) is an excellent resource for health data. For more details about Google advanced search capabilities check out the brief video below, or the MIT Libraries "Google Power Tips" guide.
Other web resources
- SAMHSA- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services AdministrationThe Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is the agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that leads public health efforts to advance the behavioral health of the nation.
- Agency for Health Care Research & Quality (AHRQ)AHRQ is the health services research section of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Their website is fully searchable and offers information about consumer health, data and surveys, research findings, and specific populations, as well as other public health topics.
- Global Health GatewayKaiser Family Foundation's "online clearinghouse for the latest data and information on the U.S. role in global health."
- ToxNetA cluster of databases covering toxicology, hazardous chemicals, environmental health, and related areas. It is managed by the Toxicology and Environmental Health Information Program in the Division of Specialized Information Services of the National Library of Medicine (NLM).
Find more information about the TOXNET suite of databases in the Environmental Health guide
Statistical Data
Resources that provide national, state, and local statistics and data.
These resources are excellent starting points when searching for health and socioeconomic statistics and data, as they provide data at the local, state, and national level.
- Social ExplorerCreate a personal account, or use USF guest account information: email: guest@usfca.edu password: guest Social Explorer provides quick and easy access to current and historical census data and demographic information. The easy-to-use web interface lets users create maps and reports to illustrate, analyze, and understand demography and social change.
- PolicyMapThousands of U.S. data indicators for demographic and socioeconomic analysis. PolicyMap data can be presented as maps, tables, charts and pre-built reports that can be incorporated into papers, presentations, blogs and websites. In addition, students can upload unlimited amounts of their own address-based data, and can share these maps with others.
Policy Map Quick Start Tutorial
Data.Census.Gov
- Data.census.govData.census.gov is the new platform to access data and digital content from the U.S. Census Bureau. It replaces the American FactFinder website, which was retired in 2020.
National statistics & data
- Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemThe Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) is the nation's premier system of health-related telephone surveys that collect state data about U.S. residents regarding their health-related risk behaviors, chronic health conditions, and use of preventive services.
- National Center for Health StatisticsThe California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) is the nation's largest state health survey and a critical source of data on Californians as well as on the state's various racial and ethnic groups. Policymakers, researchers, health experts, members of the media and others depend on CHIS for credible and comprehensive data on the health of Californians.
- Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS)CDC’s WISQARS™ (Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System) is an interactive, online database that provides fatal and nonfatal injury, violent death, and cost of injury data from a variety of trusted sources.
California (state level) statistics & data
- California Department of Public Health StatisticsThis website provides access to California public health data and information, such as queries, resources, statistics, surveys, informatics, GIS, and health information.
- California Health Interview SurveyThe California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) is the nation's largest state health survey and a critical source of data on Californians as well as on the state's various racial and ethnic groups. Policymakers, researchers, health experts, members of the media and others depend on CHIS for credible and comprehensive data on the health of Californians.
Local (city/county) statistics & data
- San Francisco Health Improvement PartnershipGet a snap shot of the health status and quality of life in San Francisco using easy-to-interpret color-coded gauges and maps. Find health data and demographic data by neighborhood, zip code, and citywide.
- County Health RankingsThe annual County Health Rankings measure vital health factors, including high school graduation rates, obesity, smoking, unemployment, access to healthy foods, the quality of air and water, income inequality, and teen births in nearly every county in America.
More statistics & data
Didn't find what you're looking for? Try our full list of Statistics and Data resources
Tests and Measures
- Mental Measurements Yearbook with Tests In PrintMental Measurements Yearbook produced by the Buros Institute at the University of Nebraska, provides users with a comprehensive guide to over 2,000 contemporary testing instruments. Tests in Print (TIP) serves as a comprehensive bibliography to all known commercially available tests that are currently in print in the English language.
- APA PsycTestsAPA PsycTests provides access to psychological tests, measures, scales, surveys, and other assessments as well as descriptive information about the test and its development and administration. Formerly called PsycTESTS.
- Finding Information about Psychological TestsAPA Science Directorate FAQ.
APA neither sells nor endorses testing instruments, but does provide guidance in using available resources to find psychological tests. - TestLinkThe Educational Testing Service (ETS) Test Collection.
Books
Search the library catalog
- Ignacio: Library CatalogThe library catalog lets you search across the holdings of Gleeson Library and Zief Law Library, including books, videos, and other materials.
Select Behavioral Health textbooks
- Difficult Conversations byCall Number: BF637.C45 S78 2010ISBN: 014028852XPublication Date: 2000-04-01
- Writing Literature Reviews byCall Number: H61.8 .G34 2013ISBN: 9780415315746Publication Date: 2017-04-25
- Group Dynamics for Teams byCall Number: HD66 .L468 2014 c.2ISBN: 9781483378343Publication Date: 2016-01-27
Laws & Legislation
- ProQuest CongressionalProQuest Congressional is especially useful for performing legislative histories and locating Congressional documents. It is also very useful for tracking legislation and major public policy issues, locating recent Congressional documents and related material in full text, and learning more about Congress and the legislative process.
- ProQuest Legislative InsightCongress produces a variety of publications as a bill moves through the legislative process on its way to becoming a law. A compilation of these full text primary source publications produces a legislative history that is valuable to a wide variety of researchers. Legislative Insight offers a research citation page that not only links to the full text of the associated primary source publications, but allows the user to do a Search Within from that very page that searches the full text of all the associated publications with one-click.
- California Legislative InformationThis site has been updated to include legislative publications starting with the 2017 session and forward.
A "Daily Updates" report feature has been added. The report displays, by house, measures for which there was activity the previous day such as new analyses, hearings, placement on the Daily File, amendments, History actions, or votes.
Measures prior to 1999 can be still be found at http://leginfo.ca.gov which will remain as an archive for legislative information. - Public Policy Institute of California - HealthTheir mission is to inform and improve public policy in California through independent, objective, nonpartisan research.
Videos
- KanopyThousands of streaming documentaries and feature films available by faculty advance request, usually for one-year licenses. Order directly from the Kanopy link or contact your library liaison for assistance. License expiration dates are noted in our catalog records.
- Films On DemandFilms On Demand delivers more than 90,000 educational online videos ideal for students and faculty.
Citing Sources
- RefWorksRefWorks allows users to create personal databases to manage, store, and share the information citations/references. Users can automatically insert references from their database into their papers and generate formatted bibliographies and manuscripts in seconds. See our RefWorks Guide for information about creating accounts, adding references, and using add-ons.
- Purdue OWLOur favorite style guide web site is the OWL from Purdue University.
- ZoteroZotero is a free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and share your research sources