Research Databases for
Music Therapy
The combined search provides access to multiple databases. Or choose from core research databases, encyclopedias and related databases. Librarians are available to suggest research strategies.
Resources with Full-Text
Resources with Digital Media
Combined Search
Music Therapy: Combined Database Search
Search multiple databases: Academic Search Complete, CINAHL, Health Source, Medline, Music Index, PscyINFO, PsycARTICLES, Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection.
Type: Index with some Full-text
Core Research Databases
Academic Search Complete by EBSCOhost
A large, multi-disciplinary database with citations, abstracts and many full-text articles.
Type: Full-text
CINAHL
The Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature provides indexing for over 2,737 journals in nursing, health disciplines, biomedicine and many other areas.
Type: Index with Citations
Classical Music Library
The streaming audio resource offers over 50,000 recorded classical works from over 30 major labels. Repertoire ranges from vocal and choral music to chamber, orchestral, solo instrumental and opera.
Type: Digital Media
Counseling and Therapy in Video
The online resource provides actual therapy sessions, re-enacted therapy sessions and scripted scenes to illustrate techniques. The resource also contains additional content from professional therapists including interviews and presentations.
Type: Digital Media
Health Source
Provides articles from more than 550 journals with a focus on health, medicine, nursing, pharmacology and prescription drugs.
Type: Index with some Full-text
Lexi-PALS Drug Guide
Provides over 1400 advisory leaflets for common medications with information about side effects, warnings and basic pharmacology.
Type: Full-text
Medline
Provides authoritative medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences and much more.
Type: Index with Citations
Music Index
Cites articles and reviews about music and musicians from over 700 publications.
Type: Index with Citations
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
Provides coverage of nearly 550 full-text journals in the social and human sciences fields.
Type: Index with some Full-text
PsycINFO with PsycARTICLES
Provides extensive coverage in the field of psychology including the full-text of over 50 journals published by the American Psychological Association.
Type: Index with some Full-text
Encyclopedias
Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders
Includes brief articles on all major conditions discussed in the DSM-IV.
Type: Full-text
Encyclopedia of Mental Health
Provides detailed information on mental disorders and conditions.
Type: Full-text
Encyclopedia of Senior Health
Focuses on aging and society's response to caregiving for an aging population.
Type: Full-text
Related Databases
AgeLine
Covers social gerontology and aging studies with an emphasis on psychology, social work and public policy.
Type: Index with Abstracts
Alt Health Watch
Provides full-text back to 1990 for more than 140 alternative health publications.
Type: Index with some Full-text
Communication and Mass Media Complete
Provides full-text from over 200 journals in the fields of communication and mass media. Coverage extends to speaking, writing and public relations.
Type: Index with some Full-text
JSTOR: Arts and Sciences Collection
Provides a retrospective, full-text collection that includes many of the core research and society published journals in key fields in the humanities and social sciences.
Type: Full-text
Selected Web Pages
American Music Therapy Association
Provides related news and information in the field of music therapy.
Type: Web Page
Music Therapy World
Provides links to resources in music therapy.
Type: Web Page
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