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ProQuest Search Guide

A guide to searching healthcare databases eg Assia and the British Nursing Index using the ProQuest search interface Search tool

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Databases available in ProQuest

Please note: if you are not using a library computer, and are a St George's student or St George's staff member, make sure you select the 'sgul students and staff' option for Assia, BNI or PTSDpubs and log in with your St George's username and password.  NHS staff should use the NHS staff link.  You will find the relevant links to ProQuest databases below, and you can also find them via our A-Z databases page

 

Databases available to St George's students and staff

ASSIA: Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts (Proquest) - St George's students and staff

This database is designed to meet the information needs of the caring professions, and spans the literature of health, social services, psychology, sociology, economics, politics, race relations and education. The database abstracts and indexes over 500 journals, from more than 16 countries. 

ASSIA: Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts (Proquest) - onsite access

BNI - British Nursing Index (Proquest) - St George's students and staff

Nursing and midwifery database mainly indexing journals published in the UK, plus other English-language journals including international nursing and midwifery journals. Also indexes selective content from medical, allied health and management journals.

BNI - British Nursing Index (Proquest) - onsite access

PTSDpubs - St George's students and staff  (Alternate Name: PILOTS)

PTSDpubs, formerly known as PILOTS, is a freely available, bibliographic database providing access to the worldwide literature on PTSD and other mental health consequences of traumatic events.

PTSDpubs - onsite access 

Databases available to NHS staff via OpenAthens

BNI - British Nursing Index (Proquest) - NHS staff

Nursing and midwifery database mainly indexing journals published in the UK, plus other English-language journals including international nursing and midwifery journals. Also indexes selective content from medical, allied health and management journals.

Medline (Proquest) - NHS staff

Medline database on the Proquest search platform. The Medline database is from the US National Library of Medicine. Covers clinical medicine, including the allied health fields. Includes biological and physical sciences and humanities where they relate to health care.

ProQuest Health Research Premium Collection - NHS staff 

ProQuest online databases covering nursing, medicine, health management and psychology.

PsycArticles (Proquest) - NHS staff

A database of full-text articles from over 100 journals covering psychology and behaviour, published by the American Psychological Association.

PsycINFO (Proquest) - NHS staff

Compiled by the American Psychological Association. Contains relevant material from medicine, psychiatry, social work, law, criminology, social science and organisational behaviour.

PTSDpubs - NHS staff  (Alternate Name: PILOTS)

PTSDpubs, formerly known as PILOTS, is a freely available, bibliographic database providing access to the worldwide literature on PTSD and other mental health consequences of traumatic events.