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Using Proquest to search NHS databases

 If you need to look for literature on mental health topics make sure you start with the Proquest databases.

Proquest hosts key healthcare databases BNI(for nursing topics), Medline (a general medical database), PsyArticles (Key journal titles for psychology-based topics ) and PsycInfo (for comprehensive coverage of mental health topics).

The following resources can help you to get to grips with searching on the Proquest platform.

Proquest Help Resources

Training Support for NHS users - range of training support materials; start with:

Information Skills for Health blog posts

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