Welcome to the Occupational Therapy Guide!
This guide is designed to connect students and faculty in the School of Integrated Health Sciences occupational therapy programs at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas with library resources.
Please feel free to explore the guide and recommend resources.
Attribution: Mental Health OT_Female
"Occupational Therapy means the therapeutic use of everyday life activities (occupations) with individuals, groups,organizations, and populations for the purpose of participation in roles and situations in roles and situations in the home, school, workplace, community, or other settings. Occupational therapy services are provided for the purpose of promoting health and wellness to those who have or at risk for developing an illness, injury, disease, disorder, condition, impairment, disability, activity limitation, or participation restriction."
-Standards of Practice Occupational Therapy
(Visit the Standards of Practice of Occupational Therapy for more information about occupational therapy.)
Here are some good places to start your research.
Good for: Researching nursing and allied health topics.
Contains: Index of nursing and allied health literature.
Dates covered: 1982-present.
Good for: Conducting academic research on all subjects.
Contains: Articles, theses, books, abstracts, patents, and court opinions
Good for: Finding medical, nursing, dental, veterinary, health care, and preclinical sciences articles.
Contains: Indexed citations and abstracts to journal articles.
Good for: Researching peer-reviewed scientific, medical, technical, and social science literature.
Contains: Index to literature.
Dates covered: 1960-present.
Here are some recommended resources for use in clinical settings.
Good for: Accessing medical information.
Contains: Expert, peer-reviewed, physician-written health information.
