Mental Health-focused resources
Language and terminology is important when researching mental health. Some research use a single overarching phrase term, like "mental health" or "wellbeing", while others focus on a particular issue, such as "body image" or "goal-setting".
You can use structured searches with boolean formatting to account for highly variable terminologies. For example:
("mental health" OR "wellbeing" OR "social ties" OR "community participation")
In some databases, like PubMed, you can use standardizes subject headings to find articles labeled as being about a particular subject.
In PubMed, the following subject headings relate to mental health:
The above is an abbreviated list; contact your librarian for help with subject headings on PubMed or other databases.