Occupational Therapy

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Databases & Journals

Databases listed below will help you locate journal articles on your topic. How to Find a Specific Journal Article
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Full Text Journals
ILLiad: Interlibrary Loan

Database
Allied and Complementary Medicine (AMED) The Allied and Complementary Medicine Database (AMED) covers journals in complementary medicine, palliative care, and several professions allied to medicine, 1985 on.
CINAHL Plus with Full Text The definitive database for nursing and allied health (occupational and physical therapy, nurse anesthesia, physician assistants, sports medicine) covering 1,200 leading journals and providing full text for more than 750 journals indexed in CINAHL. CINAHL Searching Tips.
Cochrane Collection Plus Cochrane Collection Plus is an essential source of high quality health care data for both providers, patients and those responsible for researching, teaching, funding and administrating at all levels of the medical profession. It combines the NHS Economic Evaluation Database (NHS EED) and Health Technology Assessments (HTA) with the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR), Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects (DARE), Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials and Cochrane Methodology Register.
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews The Cochrane Database includes the full text of regularly updated systematic reviews of the effects of healthcare from The Cochrane Collaboration. The reviews are presented in two types: Complete reviews - Regularly updated Cochrane Reviews, prepared and maintained by Collaborative Review Groups. Protocols - Protocols (background, objectives and methods) for reviews currently being prepared.
Medline - EBSCO MEDLINE is the U.S. National Library of Medicine's premier bibliographic database that covers biomedical literature, allied health, and biological and physical sciences. More than 16 million records from 5,200+ journals are indexed; abstracts are included for about 79% of the records. Funding for EBSCO Medline provided by Maine State Library and University of Maine System.
Medline - PubMed MEDLINE is the U.S. National Library of Medicine's premier bibliographic database that covers biomedical literature, allied health, and biological and physical sciences. More than 18 million records from 5,400+ journals are indexed; English abstracts are included for about 82% of the records. PubMed "Quick Tours" Tutorials.
Natural Standard Natural Standard was founded by clinicians and researchers to provide high quality, evidence-based information about complementary and alternative therapies. This international multidisciplinary collaboration now includes contributors from more than 100 eminent academic institutions.
ProQuest Central ProQuest Central is a multidisciplinary database with over 11,000 titles, with over 8,000 titles in full-text. It serves as the central resource for researchers at all levels in all markets. Over 160 subjects areas are covered extensively in this product including business and economics, health and medical, news and world affairs, technology, social sciences and more. ProQuest Central Searching Tips.
ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health Source Provides users with healthcare information covering nursing, allied health, and alternative and complementary medicine. Source provides abstracting and indexing for more than 1000 titles, with over 875 in full-text. Also includes Joanna Briggs Institute resources, Cultural Competency Briefs, training videos and more.
Rehabilitation Reference Center Rehabilitation Reference Center (RRC) is an evidence-based clinical reference tool for use by rehabilitation clinicians at the point-of-care. RRC provides physical therapists, occupational therapists and rehabilitation students with the best available evidence for their information needs.

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Catalogs

UNE Libraries online catalog

The following is a listing of selected subject headings relating to Occupational Therapy. Each is a live link directly into the UNE Libraries catalog.

Accidents, occupational
Activities of Daily Living
Biomechanics
Board Review: Occupational Therapy
Brain injuries--Rehabilitation
Cerebrovascular disorders--Rehabilitation
Cognition disorders
Craniosacral
Developmental disabilities
Disabled persons
Hand
Kinesiology, applied
Kinetics
Massage
Mental disorders--Rehabilitation
Motor activity--Physiology
Motor skills
Movement
Occupational Therapy
Perception
Physical Therapy
Rehabilitation
Self Care

If you need a book that is not available through the UNE Libraries catalog, you can request it through MaineCat or ILLiad: Interlibrary Loan.

Reference Sources

Subject specific dictionaries, encyclopedias and handbooks are a good place to begin your research. They are written by scholars in the field and usually provide definitions, background information, and bibliographies on your topic/s. The following is a general list.

Websites

Web Site Evaluation criteria.

American Hand Therapy Foundation
American Occupational Therapy Association
American Occupational Therapy Foundation
Hand Therapy Certification Commission
Maine Occupational Therapy Association
National Assn. of Rehabilitative Agencies
National Board for Certification in OT
Occupational Therapists
Rehabilitative Engineering & Assistive Technology Society
The American Occupational Therapy Assn
APA Citation Style

Writing the Paper

Writing the Paper & Style Manuals

For assistance with Occupational Therapy research, please contact Bobby Gray at the Portland Campus library, rgray@une.edu, 207-221-4323 or Ask a Librarian.

APA Style Citations

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