Research Guides: Mental Health Resources: Find Books and Journal Articles

HOMER Catalog - Books at USC Libraries

You can use the databases below to find journal articles on mental health topics. To view a list of all the databases available at USC, click here!

PsycINFO
Journal articles, chapters, books, dissertations and reports on psychology and related fields.
PILOTS (materials on traumatic stress)
Find literature on PTSD and other mental health consequences of exposure to traumatic events. PILOTS = Published International Literature On Traumatic Stress. Produced at the National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and sponsored by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
Social Services Abstracts
Articles on current research focused on social work, human services, and related areas, including social welfare, social policy, and community development
PubMed (medicinal, biomedical)
Comprises more than 21 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books
Social Work Abstracts
Search through more than 900 social work and human services journals. Subjects include but not limited to: homelessness, child/family welfare, AIDs, aging, substance abuse, community organization.

If you have a citation for a specific article, you can search HOMER:

Type in the name of the journal, select the ‘begins with' button, and do your search by "Journal Title."
Or, use the Citation Linker

To locate articles on a particular subject:

Start with the large, inter-disciplinary databases, such as ProQuest and Academic OneFile.

Continue your search in the subject-specific databases that relate to your research questions, such as ERIC (education) or PsycINFO (psychology).

Check Homer for current availability:

Behind from the Start
Call Number: Leavey Library HQ792.U5 A99 2016
The Culture of Mental Illness and Psychiatric Practice in Africa
Call Number: Doheny Library RC451.A43
Group Work with Populations at Risk
Call Number: Doheny Library HV45 .G73165 2017
Military Psychology
Call Number: VKC Library U22.3 .M4877 2016
Movies and Mental Illness
Call Number: Doheny Library RC459 .W43 2014
The Political Self
Call Number: Doheny Library RA790.5 .P638 2017
Trans Voices
ISBN: 9781785922404
Trauma and Public Memory
Call Number: VKC Library HV553 .T734 2015