Databases
DynaMed: Find general information, causes/risk factors, complications/associated conditions, history/physical findings, diagnosis, treatment, prognosis, prevention/screening, guidelines, and ICD-9/ICD-10 Codes, etc on a variety of mental health conditions, including borderline personality disorders, schizophrenia, anxiety disorders, developmental disorders, mood disorders and much more.
CINAHL: Helpful search terms include “community mental health nursing” or “psychiatric nursing” combined with specific conditions or disorders.
PubMed: Helpful search terms include "psychiatric nursing" combined with specific conditions or disorders. Also try Healthy People 2020 Structured Evidence Queries in PubMed: click on a general topic of interest (such as Mental Health and Mental Disoders) http://phpartners.org/hp2020/
Watch a series of brief PubMed tutorials
Scopus: Helpful search terms include “community mental health nursing” or “psychiatric nursing” combined with specific conditions or disorders
Watch a brief Scopus tutorial
Other Useful Databases
PsycINFO: find research in the field of psychology and the psychological aspects of related disciplines.
SocINDEX: find research on research in the field of sociology, encompassing all sub-disciplines and closely related areas of study.
Books from Gleeson Library
Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders/ DSM IV-TR Online from Gleeson Library: http://ignacio.usfca.edu/record=b1755126~S0
Books from Gleeson on Psychiatric Nursing
Books from Gleeson on Psychiatric Nursing Care Plans
Books from Gleeson on Community Health Nursing
Online Resources- Federal & National
Healthy People 2020: http://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/default.aspx
Healthy People 2010 Mental Health & Mental Disorders Objectives: http://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topicsobjectives2020/overview.aspx?topicid=28
National Institute on Drug Abuse: http://www.drugabuse.gov/
Substance abuse and mental health services administration: http://www.samhsa.gov/
Mental health resources for veterans: http://www.mentalhealth.va.gov/
Centers for Disease Control (CDC): http://www.cdc.gov
CDC Immunizations & Vaccinations: http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/
CDC Emergency Response: http://emergency.cdc.gov/
Online Resources- State & Local
California Department of Mental Health resources: http://www.dmh.ca.gov/mh_resources.asp
San Francisco Department of Public Health Community Behavioral Health Services: http://www.sfdph.org/dph/comupg/oservices/mentalHlth/CBHS/default.asp
Human Services Agencies of San Francisco-- Resources for seniors and adults with disabilities: http://www.sfhsa.org/DAAS.htm
Human Services Agencies of San Francisco-- Programs Serving Vulnerable Adults: http://www.sfhsa.org/368.htm
APA Resources
Online Writing Lab (OWL) APA Guide from Purdue: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/10/
RefWorks, USF's citation management system: http://www.usfca.edu/library/refworks/
USF Learning and Writing Center: http://www.usfca.edu/lwc/
More help...
Ask a Librarian: get help from a USF librarian: http://www.usfca.edu/library/ask/
Evidence Based Nursing Research Guide: http://www.usfca.edu/Library/handouts/Evidence_Based_Nursing/
