Ovid databases

Choose from the options above the search box to select different types of search, including:

• Advanced Search: This is the default search option and is recommended for carrying out a comprehensive search on a topic. It allows you to develop a systematic search strategy, taking advantage of a structured thesaurus of subject headings.
• Basic Search: This search option is useful for quick searches on a topic but is not recommended for comprehensive, systematic searching as you are likely to miss relevant items. To use Basic Search, simply type a word or phrase and click the Search button. Tick the Include Related Terms box if you want to automatically include similar terms in your search.
• Multi-Field Search: This search option allows you to find words or phrases in a particular field, such as the Author or the Title field, as well as combining concepts together to build a more complex search. 

The words AND and OR are used in searching to combine search terms together.

AND retrieves articles which contain all of your concepts. For example, if you are interested in the use of cognitive behaviour therapy for gambling disorders, you would search for cognitive behaviour therapy AND gambling.

The words AND and OR are used in searching to combine search terms together.

OR retrieves records which contain any of your concepts. For example, you might search for cognitive behaviour therapy OR CBT to retrieve all articles on the topic.