PsycINFO’s thesaurus lists synonyms for headings which can be useful for finding keywords. To find additional ideas and/or synonyms, consult controlled vocabularies in other subject databases. For example, Embase has a controlled vocabulary called Emtree.

av S Jakobsson — genomfördes i databaserna CINAHL, PsycINFO, PubMed och Scopus, följt av ämnesordlistorna, Svensk Mesh och CINAHL headings, skrev

Use the thesaurus feature to find different subject headings in PsycINFO. Enter your search terms on your topic in the first search box and; Enter Measurement in the second search box and select SU Subjects from the drop-down list; Click Search; Sample PsycINFO Subject Headings (substitute for "Measurement" in the search above) Aptitude measures PscyINFO Instructions. In PsycINFO, there are 42 Search fields. Some of the more commonly used search fields are: TX All text, TI Title, AU Author, MM main subject headings, KW Keyword, and SU Subjects. PsycINFO provides a list of subject headings which helps users formulate effective search strategies. Both parts could contain text words or subject headings.

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Subjects are subject headings that assigned by an indexer working for EbscoHost, the platform that hosts PsycINFO. In practice, there is only a small different between SU Subjects and DE Subjects (exact). Authors often contribute keywords for their own articles, and their terms can be searched by using the field KW Keywords. PsycINFO's real strength is its Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms, subject headings assigned to every PsycINFO record. Searching PsycINFO effectively means discovering and combining these subject headings. Here are two ways to discover PsycINFO subject headings, using this example: "I'm interested in research on friends lying to each other." PsycINFO Thesauri Descriptors/Subject Headings. PsycINFO offers a useful thesaurus, perpetual help links, and a list of subject headings which help users understand controlled vocabulary, formulate effective search strategies, and increase the chance of locating the appropriate terms in a search.

Expand/Focus - find records with this term as a major subject heading or with a major subject heading of any narrower term in the thesaurus. Choosing MAJOR

About 30% of APA PsycInfo records also appear in PubMed, and for these records APA adds the MeSH terms from PubMed to the APA PsycInfo record. PsycInfo is set up slightly differently from other databases because of the 'Map Term to Subject Heading' feature - see section below on Subject Headings. It is worth finding out how to use PsycInfo properly because it will improve the accuracy of your search results. identify the subject heading that is used for your topic.

To use the search term in a PsycINFO search, click on the Advanced Search link at the top of the screen under the Basic Search box. On the Advanced Search screen, type your official subject heading in the search box. Then pull down the menu to the right of the search box and choose "DE Subjects [exact]."

To find additional ideas and/or synonyms, consult controlled vocabularies in other subject databases. For example, Embase has a controlled vocabulary called Emtree. Select the headings below to learn how to remap your MEDLINE search to other Ovid databases. The process is the same whether you are remapping to Embase, Emcare, or PsycINFO. Select the headings below to learn how to remap your search in Ovid. This tutorial will cover strategies to conduct a comprehensive search of the PsycINFO database, using both subject headings and keyword searching.

MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) är den ämnesordlista som används i PubMed, SveMed+ och Cochrane Library. I MeSH är identifierats genom de vetenskapliga databaserna PubMed, PsycINFO (via health[Title/Abstract] OR quality of life[Title/Abstract]) AND ("Nature"[Mesh]. Library of Congress Subject Headings används som kontrollerad vokabulär för katalogposter. Åtkomst: Fritt tillgänglig via databasens webbplats.
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Review some of your results and identify the preferred subject heading(s) used.

5. Select a subject heading from those suggested.
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ERIC: Thesaurus. PsycINFO: Thesaurus 19 mars 2021 — i CINAHL heter ämnesordlistan "Cinahl Headings" och i PsycInfo kallas till dokumentet över MeSH-termer och CINAHL Headings nedan. Detta tar dig till The Headings Screen ( Listan för ämnesord).