The mental health professional and the new technologies a handbook for practice today

In the last two decades, new communication technologies have dramatically changed the world in which mental health professionals and their patients live. Developments such as e-mail, online chat groups, Web pages, search engines, and electronic databases are directly or indirectly affecting most peo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Maheu, Marlene M. (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Mahwah, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates 2005.
Edición:1st ed
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Sumario:In the last two decades, new communication technologies have dramatically changed the world in which mental health professionals and their patients live. Developments such as e-mail, online chat groups, Web pages, search engines, and electronic databases are directly or indirectly affecting most people's routines and expectations. Other developments are poised to do so in the near future. Already, for example, patients are acquiring both good and bad advice and information on the Web; many expect to be able to reach their therapists by e-mail. And already there is pressure from third party
Notas:Description based upon print version of record.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (569 p.)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (p. 467-504) and indexes.
ISBN:9781410611444