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E-Therapy: Case Studies, Guiding Principles, and the Clinical Potential of the Internet
Contributor(s): Hsiung, Robert C. (Editor)
ISBN: 0393703703     ISBN-13: 9780393703702
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
OUR PRICE:   $26.13  
Product Type: Paperback
Published: October 2002
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Annotation: This Book Provides real-life examples of new mental health services: Ask-the-Expert Web sites, virtual support groups, office-based therapy plus e-mail, and even 100-percent-electronic treatment in which therapists and patients never meet in person. Guiding principles educate current and prospective providers, consumers, and administrators of such services.
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BISAC Categories:
- Psychology | Psychotherapy - Counseling
- Computers | Internet - General
Dewey: 025.066
LCCN: 2002075331
Series: Norton Professional Books (Paperback)
Physical Information: 0.74" H x 6.18" W x 9.66" (0.89 lbs) 256 pages
 
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Publisher Description:
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
  • The Internet 'Expert': Ronald Pies
  • An E-Patient's Story: Martha Ainsworth
  • Chat Room Therapy: Gary S. Stofle
  • Using E-mail to Support Outpatient Treatment: Joel Yager
  • Community Telepsychiatry: Sara F. Gibson
  • An Online Self-Help Group Hosted by a Mental Health Professional: Robert C Hsiung
  • Principles of Professional Ethics: Robert C Hsiung
  • Legal Ethics in On-line Mental Health: Nicholas P. Terry

Contributor Bio(s): Hsiung, Robert C.: - Robert C Hsiung, M.D., is Deputy Medical Director of the Student Counseling and Resource Service at the University of Chicago and an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry. As 'Dr. Bob, ' he runs a Web site out of the University of Chicago that provides a wide range of mental health information.