PsycCRITIQUES (PsycCRITIQUES)
Full-text reviews of books, films, videos and software in the field of psychology
Why select this database?
- Full-text reviews of current books, some popular films, videos and software
- Replaces the APA print journal Contemporary Psychology: APA Review of Books as of January 2005
| Database details |
| Subjects |
Psychology and psychological aspects of related disciplines:
| anthropology |
nursing |
| business |
pharmacology |
| education |
physiology |
| law |
psychiatry |
| linguistics |
sociology |
| medicine |
| |
| Number of records |
Over 6,700+ |
| Dates covered |
1995 to present |
| Updated |
Weekly; Last update: date unavailable |
| Producer information |
American Psychological Association
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Washington, DC 20002-4242
USA
Phone: 1-800-374-2722 (toll-free in North America)
Phone: 1-202-336-5650 (outside North America)
Web:
http://www.apa.org
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| Copyright |
PsycCRITIQUES® is produced and copyrighted © by the American Psychological Association. All rights reserved.
The American Psychological Association takes care to provide accurate representation of the behavioral literature, but assumes no liability for errors or omissions and makes no warranties, express or implied, including, but not limited to, any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose and assumes no responsibility for Customer's use of the information. |
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| Search indexes |
Labels |
Examples |
| Keyword |
kw: |
music and therapy |
| Abstract |
ab: |
kangaroo+ |
| Accession number |
no: |
2005-15628-001 |
| Age group |
ag: |
30-39 |
| Age group phrase |
ag= |
390 very old 85 yrs & older (or)
3
[browse the index by entering 1 or 100, 2 or 200, 3 or 300 to list exact codes
and descriptions, then click on the one you want to search] |
| Author |
au: |
ohara
michael w o'hara |
| Author affiliation |
aa: |
australian national |
| Author phrase |
au= |
ohanlon ann
o'hara michael w
[last name first] |
| Classification descriptor phrase |
cd= |
2820 cognitive & perceptual development
[browse the index by entering the number 2 to list all exact codes and descriptions,
then click on the one you want to search] |
| Conference name |
cn: |
international |
| Conference name phrase |
cn= |
conference on convergence and theories of career development |
| Content type |
ct: |
editorial |
| Content type phrase |
ct= |
comment reply |
| Date of entry |
a: |
kw: child+ and da:20060130
[use to refine other search terms] |
| Date revised |
dv: |
20060515
[date a record was modified in the database] |
| Descriptor |
de: |
dance |
| Descriptor phrase |
de= |
dance therapy |
| Full text |
tx: |
developmental |
| Geographic coverage phrase |
gc= |
australia
[use to refine other search terms] |
| Identifier |
id: |
teen* parent+ |
| Issue |
is: |
3
[use to refine other search terms] |
| Major descriptor phrase |
mj= |
mathematics education |
| Minor descriptor phrase |
mn= |
art therapy |
| Population group |
po: |
animal |
| Population group phrase |
po= |
10 human
[browse the index by entering 1 to access exact codes and descriptions, then click
on the population group you want to search] |
| Publication date |
pd: |
2006 |
| Reviewed item |
ri: |
cambridge |
| Reviewed item author |
ar= |
campbell |
| Reviewed item title |
tr: |
cancer |
| Subject |
su: |
therap* |
| Subject phrase |
su= |
music therapy |
| Tests and measures |
tm: |
test |
| Title |
ti: |
terrified |
| Title phrase |
ti= |
terrified no more |
| Volume |
vo: |
50
[use to refine other search terms] |
| Year |
yr: |
2006
[use to refine other search terms] |
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