ClinPSYC is a clinical subset of the PsycINFO database including references from journal literature in clinical and medical psychology. A useful complement to medical databases, ClinPSYC provides access to information on behavioral causes, effects and treatments of disease.
The following alphabetical list provides the two-letter label, the relevant alias, and an example for each ClinPSYC field.
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Label Name/Example
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ab Abstract
examples: addiction.ab.
motor processes.ab.
an Accession Number
example: 63-10011.an.
au Author
examples: smith alan j.au.
smith$.au.
cc Classification Codes
examples: 3200.cc
321.cc.
32.cc
hw Subject Heading Word
example: therapy.hw.
id Key Phrase Identifiers
examples: behavior.id.
hearing impaired.id.
in Institution
example: tufts.in.
is ISSN
example: 0065-1400.is.
jn Journal Name
examples: psychobiology.jn.
behavior science$.jn.
jw Journal Word
examples: affective.jw.
occupational therapy.jw.
lg Language
example: eng.lg.
ot Original Title
example: pathologique.ot.
po Populations
example: elderly.po.
pt Publication Type
examples: biblography.pt.
journal article.pt.
sd Source Description
examples: 15.sd.
1-10.sd.
sh Subject Heading
examples: motor processes.sh.
motor processes/
*motor processes.sh.
ti Title
examples: addiction.ti.
down's syndrome.ti.
tw Textword (TI, AB and ID fields)
examples: addiction.tw.
motor processes.tw.
yr Year
examples: 92.yr.
1993.yr
The following are the Ovid limits for the ClinPSYC database. Both forms of syntax for applying the limit directly at the command line are given where relevant.
Limit Name Example
Age...
Sentence Syntax: limit 1 to adult
Animal
Sentence Syntax: limit 1 to animal
Disordered Populations
Sentence Syntax: limit 1 to disordered
Empirical Human
Populations...
Sentence Syntax: limit 1 to adulthood
English Language
Command Syntax: ..l/1 en=y
Sentence Syntax: limit 1 to english
Human
Command Syntax: ..l/1 hu=y
Sentence Syntax: limit 1 to human
Languages...
Command Syntax: ..l/1 lg=fre
Sentence Syntax: limit 1 to french
Latest Update
Command Syntax: ..l/1 up=y
Sentence Syntax: limit 1 to latest update
Sentence Syntax: limit 1 to update
Publication Types...
Sentence Syntax: limit 1 to literature review
Publication Year...
Command Syntax: ..l/1 yr=93
Sentence Syntax: limit 1 to yr=1993
Tests/Measurements as Subject of Article or Study
Sentence Syntax: limit 1 to tests
Treatment and Prevention
Sentence Syntax: limit 1 to treatment
Change to ClinPSYC from another database
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Command Syntax: ..c/clinpsyc
Sentence Syntax: use clinpsyc