Ms. Dexter's Projects
The Endocrine System & Psychological Disorders
Use the BOOKS provided as well as the following online sources:
From Webcat, click on the Digital Library tab (login available through the library). Try:
Useful Web sites:
Once you've decided on the disorder that you'll be researching, use that term in further research.
For Internet searching, use the Search Engine Sweet Search as well as Medline Plus.
From Webcat, click on the Digital Library tab (login available through the library). Try:
- Consumer Health Complete - use * to truncate your searches e.g. hormon* disorder OR hormon* psych* etc.
- EBSCO - (For case studies, go to "Advanced Search" and choose "Case Study" in the "Document Type" menu. If your results are too technical, click on "Magazines" under the "Source Types" heading in the left-hand column.)
Useful Web sites:
- Medline Plus (e.g. search for "Endocrine diseases" or a specific condition such as "hyperthyroidism")
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Diseases and Conditions : Hormone Health Network
Once you've decided on the disorder that you'll be researching, use that term in further research.
For Internet searching, use the Search Engine Sweet Search as well as Medline Plus.
