LibGuides: Music Therapy: Key Resources

Journal Articles

RILM Abstracts of Music Literature
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Provides articles on topics within traditional, popular, and classical music.
PsycINFO via EBSCOhost
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One of the top resources for research in psychology and the behavioral and social sciences. Includes information on topics ranging from education to pharmacology.
PubMed
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A free resource from the US National Library of Medicine and a key resource for medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and the preclinical sciences.
Social Services Abstracts
Indexes and abstracts current research in social work, human services, and related areas, including social welfare, social policy, and community development.

AMTA Journals

This video gives a quick overview of how you can search for articles directly in the Journal of Music Therapy and Music Therapy Perspectives, two major journals in the field published by the American Music Therapy Association (AMTA).

Can't find the PDF of an article you want? Request it (free to you) via InterLibrary Loan.

How to request an article through InterLibrary Loan

Books and E-Books

Library Catalog
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Find print and electronic books available from USU Libraries, as well as videos and other materials.

Encyclopedias

Oxford Music Online
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Oxford Music Online allows you to search across top music reference sources, including The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, The Oxford Companion to Music, and The Oxford Dictionary of Music.

Social Worker's Desk Reference (4th edition, 2022)
Short chapters with links to further resources, collaboratively written by major figures in the field.
Encyclopedia of Social Work
Co-published by the National Association of Social Workers and Oxford University Press, this online encyclopedia is widely considered the cornerstone of reference in the field. Contains four hundred subject entries and two hundred brief biographies of key figures in the history of social work.

Resources for Clinical Practice

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5)
Here you can access an online edition of the DSM-5. This authoritative volume defines and classifies mental disorders in order to improve diagnoses, treatment, and research.
DSM-5-TR
DSM-5 Text Revision released March 2022.
Treatment Planners
A list of e-book versions of treatment planners available through the USU Libraries.

Therapy Demos

Psychotherapy.net Video Collections
Streaming videos on psychotherapy and related topics, browsable by approach, therapeutic issue, expert, or population.
Alexander Street Academic Video Online
Demos, instructional videos, and documentaries. Go to the "Psychology & Counseling" subject to browse or search. If you want to refine your results further, the "Content Type" filter on the left-hand side has an option for "Counseling Session."

Statistics

Statista
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General quantitative data on an easy-to-use searchable platform. Covers thousands of sources and topics, with infographics that are easy to share or embed on a webpage.

CDC Data & Statistics
A collection of data, statistics, and tools from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
NIMH Statistics
An extensive collection of the National Institute of Mental Health's best statistics on the prevalence, treatment, and costs of mental health disorders.
SAMHSA Substance Abuse & Mental Health Data
Data from the Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration.

Research Methods

SAGE Research Methods
Links over 100,000 pages of SAGE's book, journal, and reference content with advanced search and discovery tools. Researchers can explore methods concepts to help them design research projects, understand particular methods or identify a new method, conduct their research, and write up their findings.
APA Handbook of Research Methods in Psychology
In three volumes, this handbook provides information on tools used in psychology research design, measurement, and analysis. These volumes describe many techniques psychologists and others have developed to help understand why humans, think, feel, and behave the way they do.