E Therapy: Case Studies Guiding Principles And The Clinical Potential InterIn a world of information that tends toward randomness, therapists and clinicians often need guidance regarding how best to use new technologies and yet not allow the chaos of new media to undermine their practice. Here, a leading provider of online mental health information, Dr. Robert Hsiung, has gathered a group of distinguished contributors to discuss clinical, ethical, and legal issues pertaining to e-therapy. Full of case studies and examples of active programs that deliver mental health information and therapy via new media, E-Therapy offers first-hand accounts of the potential and risks of recent trends in 'distance therapy' and 'telepsychiatry.' Chapters include
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Promise and Perils | 24 |
Using EMail to Support the Outpatient Treatment | 39 |
A Model Community Telepsychiatry Program in Rural Arizona | 69 |
Chat Room Therapy | 92 |
Clinical Principles to Guide the Practice of ETherapy | 136 |
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