Citing Articles

APA Style Example: APA Style Example: Lopez-Larson, M.P., DelBello, M.P., Zimmerman, M.E., Schwiers, M.L., & Strakowski, S.M. (2002). Regional prefrontal gray and white matter abnormalities in bipolar disorder. Biological Psychiatry. Retrieved June 6, 2002, from PsycInfo database: http://www.umi.com For additional APA examples, visit the APA web site at http://www.apastyle.org/elecref.html.

MLA Style Examples: Lopez-Larson, Melissa P., DelBello, Melissa P. et al. "Regional prefrontal gray and white matter abnormalities in bipolar disorder." Biological Psychiatry 52(2): 93-100. ABI/INFORM Global. Babson College Horn Lib., Babson Park, MA. 14 June 2002 <http://www.umi.com>. For additional MLA examples, see http://www.mla.org/.

Basic Steps

The database opens with the Basic Search screen. Here you can do a keyword search in the following fields: Basic Index Abstract Author Source Subject Title The Basic Index searches the index terms from the abstract, major and minor descriptors, key phrase, titles, and table of contents. If you get too many results use the Advanced search tab, you can make selections using the More Search Options tab towards the bottom of the page.  This will allow you to select population groups, age groups, language and descriptors.  Use the Browse Identifiers (or major descriptors, etc.) to further refine your search.

Advanced Search Tips

Search Syntax

Search Type	Format	Example
Boolean Searching	AND OR AND NOT	Freud AND psychotherapy anxiety OR Panic depression AND NOT manic
Truncation	* (multiple letters) ? (one letter)	schizo* wom?n
Phrases	Use quotes	"mood disorders"
Within	W/#	borderline W/2 disorder
Preceded By	PRE/#	Jung PRE/2 Carl

Segment or Field Searching Databases use different codes to allow you to search by specific field. This can help to narrow your search to a specific publication, author, or date.

Type of Search	Formatted Example
Major Descriptor	MJ(ability)
Identifier	ID(depression)

Viewing & Printing Options

While viewing the document, you can click on Print Article or Email Article.  You will be viewing either a citation, abstract or the full text.  If you want the full text of the article and it is not available through Psycinfo, please refer to our Full Text Finder.

Scope

PsycINFO PlusText, based on the PsycINFO database from the American Psychological Association, provides abstracts and indexing for 1,500 key titles, with links to 300 full-text titles.  Titles in full-text and image formats include The American Journal of Psychology, Educational Psychology, Journal of Marriage and Family, and Social Behavior and Personality. Our subscription covers PsycINFO from 1887 forward with most full-text from the mid-1990s onward.

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Updated November 1, 2005 By  Kate Buckley