Research Guides: Occupational Therapy: E-Resources

Library e-Resources

Essential Databases:

CINAHL: Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature This link opens in a new window
Index to journals in nursing, medical technology, occupational therapy, physical therapy, physician assistant studies, and other allied heath disciplines. Also includes a selection of pharmacy and pharmacology titles.
PubMed This link opens in a new window
Biomedical database from the U.S. National Library of Medicine containing millions of citations from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Look for the Clinical Queries option on PubMed's homepage to help you in finding clinical studies.
PsycInfo This link opens in a new window
Comprehensively covers the scholarly literature in behavioral science and mental health, indexing thousands of journals, as well as books, book chapters and dissertations.
Ice Video Library This link opens in a new window
Please enter your SJU e-mail address to begin the login process for this resource. You will then enter your SJU credentials through an SJU login screen. A collection of powerful short patient videos available 24/7 for in-class or online teaching.
Faculty may sign up for access to the ICE Faculty Zone: https://faculty.icelearningcenter.com/

Other Resources:

DSM-5-TR: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Ed., Text Revision This link opens in a new window
The DSM-5-TR covers all mental health disorders for both children and adults. It also lists known causes of these disorders, statistics in terms of gender, age at onset, and prognosis as well as some research concerning the optimal treatment approaches. It is published is by the American Psychiatric Association.
ERIC (Education Resources Information Center) This link opens in a new window
Indexes Education journals as well as conference papers, research reports, government documents, curriculum and teaching guides, dissertations and books.
ERIC accession numbers beginning with EJ are journal articles, some of which may be found in the SJU Library collection. Look up the journal title in the Library Catalog for location and format.
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Items beginning with ED are ERIC documents. Those from 1993 to the present usually link directly to the full text. Older documents may be found on microfiche in the SJU Library.
MedAbbrev This link opens in a new window
Dictionary of medical abbreviations. Based on "Medical Abbreviations: 32,000 Conveniences at the Expense of Communication and Safety, 15th ed." by Dr. Neil M. Davis. Contains "over 37,000 possible meanings for the acronyms, symbols, abbreviations, and slang terms listed."
Merck Manual - Professional Version (via STAT!Ref) This link opens in a new window
• General medical reference book for health care professionals.
• Companion website available free online at: www.merckmanuals.com/professional
Occupational Therapy Practice Framework : Domain & Process This link opens in a new window
The Occupational Therapy Practice Framework: Domain and Process (OTPF) summarizes the interrelated constructs that describe occupational therapy practice. It is intended for a wide audience of occupational therapy practitioners and students, other health care professionals, educators, researchers, payers, and consumers.

e-Resources on the Web

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Evidence-Based Reports
The agency sponsors reports evaluating information on medical conditions and related topics. AHRQ is an agency of the United States federal government.
AOTA
The American Occupational Therapy Association provides a number of services, including lowcost delivery of articles from its library (members pay less) and access to Evidence-Based Practice Resources (members only).
AOTA's Evidence-Based Practice Resource Directory
This online service links users to Internet sites related to the evidence-based practice of occupational therapy. A free AOTA account is required to login to this directory.
Functional Neuroanatomy from the University of British Columbia
Videos and Interactive learning modules on the brain and central nervous system.
OTSeeker
OTSeeker attempts to include all systematic reviews and randomized controlled trials that are of use to practice in occupational therapy.
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Created jointly by the University of Sydney Physiotherapy Department and the Australian Physiotherapy Association and partially funded by the Australian Motor Accidents Authority.
REHABDATA (from NARIC)
REHABDATA is a database that focuses on disability and rehabilitation and is produced by the National Rehabilitation Information Center (NARIC). "The database describes over 80,000 documents covering physical, mental, and psychiatric disabilities, independent living, vocational rehabilitation, special education, assistive technology, law, employment, and other issues as they relate to people with disabilities."