Need help choosing which database to search? This table shows you the differences between the three core databases in psychiatry and mental health.
| Database | Subject coverage | Publication types included | Dates covered |
| MEDLINE/PubMed | Largest biomedical database essential for health care research | Journal articles, editorials | 1946 to present |
| EMBASE | European coverage in biomedicine, pharmacology | Journal articles, editorials, conferences | 1947 to present |
| PsycInfo | Excellent resource for research on psychological, social, behavioural and mental health questions | Journal articles, books, book chapters | 1806 to present |
Ovid MEDLINE® covers the international literature on biomedicine, including the allied health fields and the biological and physical sciences, humanities, and information science as they relate to medicine and health care.
Contains 37 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full text content from PubMed Central, publisher web sites and to the McGill Find Full Text linkresolver.
Index database for psychology. Covers the professional and academic literature in psychology and related disciplines, including medicine, psychiatry, nursing, sociology, pharmacology, physiology and linguistics.
* Quick reference guide - How to search PsycINFO
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