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This guide was designed to assist you with helpful steps for research related to mental health and health topics. You will find background information, tips for finding books, sources of journal articles, and recommended web sties.

Look for basic background information:

• If you are just getting started with your research, and you want to get a general sense of a topic, look through the handbooks, encyclopedias, and websites featured on background information and facts.

 We recommend searching for books when you want to find a broad overview of a topic.

• Books and book chapters are excellent sources of historical overview on a topic.
• You can also find several view points on a topic in one collected volume.

 Search for journal articles when:

• you have an especially narrow or specific topic in mind
• you want to find source of peer-reviewed publications
• You need the most current information

 Remember to take advantage of treatment planners, practice guidelines, and information from the DSM IV.