Emotional wellness focuses on the ability to identify, share and manage feelings. Emotional wellness is highlighted by the ability to have a positive and enthusiastic approach to life and its ongoing challenges as well as its rewards.
This guide will help you find resources on a variety of topics related to emotional wellness including managing stress, maintaining a positive mental attitude, paying attention to your own feelings, being sensitive to the feelings of others, bullying and peer pressure, and behavioral health topics.
Research Databases
The following are part of the Upper Arlington Public Library’s premium resources. Unless you are in one of our library locations, you will need your library card number and PIN in order to access them.
Alt Health Watch
Provides access to many perspectives on complementary, holistic, and integrated approaches to healthcare and wellness, including peer-reviewed articles.
Consumer Health Complete
Provides health information to consumers, including topics such as aging, cancer, diabetes, fitness, nutrition, drug information, and more.
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition
Covers nursing and allied health, with medication information written for consumers.
MEDLINE
Provides authoritative information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, health care, pre-clinical sciences, and much more. MEDLINE is a creation of the National Library of Medicine.
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
Contains information on psychology, including emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry and psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational and experimental methods.
Search Starters
Find out what UA Library has in its catalog related to emotional wellness by clicking on the following subjects.
Research Materials
These materials are available through the Upper Arlington Public Library. The following books and magazines can be found in the Research Department of the Tremont Road Branch, while e-books can be be accessed anywhere with an internet connection and your UA Library card number and PIN.
eBooks
Gale Reference eBooks on Emotional Wellness
Includes full online access to the following titles (click on the titles to access):
Books
These materials are available for use in the Research Department of the Tremont Road Branch. Click on the links for more location information.
- The Complete Mental Health Resource Guide
- Encyclopedia of Addictions and Addictive Behaviors
- Encyclopedia of Depression
- Encyclopedia of Human Emotions
- Magill’s Encyclopedia of Social Science: Psychology
- Stress-Related Disorders Sourcebook
- Treating and Preventing Adolescent Mental Health Disorders
Journals/Magazines
Here are a few examples of magazines that may be helpful to someone interested in Emotional Wellness. Some issues may be available for checking out. Click the link to the catalog for more information.
Websites
These recommended websites are chosen as reliable sources for information related to Emotional Wellness.
General Resources
- American Psychological Association – Emotional Health
- Everyday Health – Longevity – Emotional Wellness
- FamilyDoctor.org – Mental Health: Keeping Your Emotional Health
- HealthFinder.gov – Talk with Your Doctor about Depression
- MedlinePlus – Stress
- MentalHealth.gov – Let’s talk about it
- Office of Adolescent Health – Positive Mental Health
- SAMHSA
- Start Talking
- StopBullying.gov
- Womenshealth.gov – Mental Health