Research Guides: Archive--Child Abuse &amp; Neglect: Finding Articles

Use Databses and Indexes to Find Articles

To identify articles about child abuse and neglect, consult the following indexes and abstracts. To search those available through the Rod Library Web page, select the desired index or abstract title from the Databases A-Z list. Most of the following databases also index and summarize relevant book chapters, books, conference papers, and dissertations.

When you identify articles or other sources of interest, click on the Find It button to learn if Rod Library provides electronic access to the article in full-text online, has the journal in paper copy in Periodicals, or does not subscribe to the journal.

APA PsycInfo (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1806 -
From the American Psychological Association, this comprehensive psychology database indexes and abstracts articles from 2,500 journals in psychology and related disciplines worldwide. Use for research, theory, and practice about the prevention, impacts, and treatment of child abuse and neglect. For research about specific types of child abuse, combine "child abuse" with the specific type; e.g., "child abuse and verbal abuse" or try the broader "child* and verbal abuse."
APA PsycArticles (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Provides full-text access to journal articles published by the American Psychological Association, the Canadian Psychological Association, and Hogrefe & Huber. All material, except ads and editorial board lists, is accessible. A subset of the journals indexed by PsycINFO. APA tutorials at http://www.apa.org/pubs/databases/training/tutorials.aspx .
Social Work Abstracts (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1965-
Indexes and summarizes articles about social work theory, research, and practice appearing in over 900 social work and social welfare journals. Relevant subject terms include child abuse, child protection, child protective services, child sexual abuse, child welfare, emotional abuse, family court, family violence, parenting, and program effectiveness. International in scope; published by the National Association of Social Workers.
Criminal Justice Abstracts (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1968-present
Indexes and summarizes over 270 journals related to criminal justice and criminology in areas such as interpersonal violence; criminal law and procedure; corrections and prisons; police and policing; criminal investigation; forensic sciences and investigation; history of crime; substance abuse and addiction; probation and parole. Although there is some overlap of journals indexed in Criminal Justice Periodicals (below), there are unique journals in each.
Gender Studies Database (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1930-
Indexes and abstracts over 750,000 journal articles, books, conference papers, government documents, and other publications in gender-engaged scholarship including feminism, abuse, child abuse, violence, mental and physical health, political and social activism, and liberation. Also provides links to relevant Web documents.
Nexis Uni (formerly LexisNexis Academic) This link opens in a new window
Provides access to over 10,000 news, business, and legal sources. In the left column click on US Legal for access to U.S. federal and state codes and cases, Supreme Court briefs, law review articles, and legal reference sources.
PubMed This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1960s -
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?otool=iauzcqlib
Produced by the National Library of Medicine, indexes articles from 4,800 journals in medicine, psychiatry, nursing, and health care. When you identify articles of interest, check the Rod Library's UNISTAR system for access to the journals.

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Use Databses and Indexes to Find Articles