Systematic Reviews
"Systematic reviews of research evidence provide practitioners with reviews of nearly all of the research studies that have been conducted about a particular question such as the efficacy of an intervention (Grinnel & Unrau, p. 522, 2008)."
Grinnel, R.M., & Unrau, Y.A. (2008) Social work research and evaluation: Foundations of evidence-based practice. New York: Oxford University Press, 2008.
The Campbell Collaboration
- The Campbell Collaboration Included systematic reviews related to education, criminology, and social welfare.
The Cochrane Library
- The Cochrane Library The Cochrane Library has systematic reviews that assess health care services and interventions. While this is mostly a database on healthcare, there are quite a few systematic reviews on treatment for mental health disorders.
PsycInfo
PsycInfo is an excellent source for articles that deal with mental health issues and evidence-based practice. It has a limit feature that allows you to search only for systematic reviews. To find the systematic review limit option, click on the methodology feature that is highlighted below:

Medline
Medline has journal abstracts to both medical and psychiatric literature. It includes a significant number of journal articles on mental health issues.
By clicking on Edit Limits (as shown below), you will come to a screen where you can limit your search to meta-analyses.

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