PSYC B30: Human Sexuality: Finding Articles

You can find links to individual databases on the Library homepage under the heading "Research", subheading "Search for Sources" and link "Find all of our databases with A-Z Databases".  Select databases that are relevant to your research topic.

When searching EBSCOhost, make sure to only select those databases most relevant to your topic.  You will find a list of Recommended Databases in a box below.  

In this search I put paraphili* in the search bar.  The * tells the computer to search all possible endings for that word, so it will search paraphilia, paraphilic, paraphilias, etc.  You may try searching the name of your specific paraphilic disorder, as well.  You should only put one word or two-word phrase in each search box, and never put a sentence.  

Once you get results, start in the left margin under Refine Results.  Notice in the example above that I checked off Full Text (ALWAYS check this off!), Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals, Academic Journals, and changed the Publication Date range to just the last five years to get the most current information.  You can also limit by language to English, and even click on Subject to select more specifically what topics you want the articles to cover.  This will narrow down your results to a manageable size and most relevant to what you need.

When browsing the narrowed search results, use the paper with the magnifying glass to the right of the titles to quickly look at the title, subjects, and abstract (summary) to help you quickly decide whether the article is relevant enough to take the time to open it and read it.  You'll be able to save articles to your computer or email them to yourself to keep track of those you want to use.