E-Therapy: Case Studies, Guiding Principles, and the Clinical Potential of the Internet Contributor(s): Hsiung, Robert C. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0393703703 ISBN-13: 9780393703702 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $26.13 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2002 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. |
Additional Information |
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 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
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
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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. |