Research and Course Guides: Positive Psychology: Finding Articles

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Databases for Psychology

PsycINFO This link opens in a new window
First place to go for research articles on positive psychology. Good search terms:
- positive psychology
- optimism
- positivism
- resiliency
- well being
- altruism
- courage
- creativity
- humor
Not only articles, but books, chapters in books and dissertations are here. The TERM FINDER (in the blue bar at the top of the page) will help you find more useful words for your search.
PTSDpubs This link opens in a new window
PILOTS' goal is to include citations to all literature on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental-health sequelae of traumatic events.

Especially useful for studies on survivors of war and torture. Many articles on the application of positive psychology to the military.

PubMed
Indexes articles on medicine published all over the world. Helpful terms for Positive Psychology:

Quality of Life
Happiness
Resilience, Psychological
Adaptation, Psychological
Motivation
Self-Efficacy
Meditation, Methods
Personal Satisfaction

After you find an especially appropriate article, click on Related Records to find other articles of interest.

Psychiatry Online (Including the DSM) This link opens in a new window
Finally, the DSM online! Includes all editions, supplements and revisions of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, from the DSM to the DSM-IV-TR. Not only related textbooks -- the Casebook, the Handbook of Differential Diagnosis, and the Textbook of Geriatric Psychiatry -- but also Practice Guidelines and self-assessment tools for study are included. Browse for a disorder in the DSM (like Bipolar Disorder) and you'll get links to related articles the American Psychiatric Association journals, the casebook, and the Handbook of Differential Diagnosis.
In the DSM Library box, click on View Entire DSM Library to get older versions of the DSM.
ERIC This link opens in a new window
THE database for Education resources.
Excellent resource for articles on all aspects of child development: social, emotional, and cognitive, especially in relation to school.
Also good for children's adjustment to disability: learning, mental and physical.
Good info about diversity and development or mental health.

Search Summon

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