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- Citation and Abstract
The nature, scope, and ethics of psychologists' e-therapy Web sites: What consumers find when surfing the Web.
Heinlen, Kathleen T.; Welfel, Elizabeth Reynolds; Richmond, Elizabeth N.; O'Donnell, Melissa S.
Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, Practice, Training. Vol 40(1-2), Spr-Sum 2003, 112-124.
Much has been written about e-therapy, but little is known about what consumers experience when they search the Web for psychological services. The goal of this study was to sample Web-based psychological services in a manner that simulated the experience of potential consumers. The obtained sample of Web sites (n=44) was assessed in terms of clinical services, fees, and advertising content. The sites were also evaluated on the compliance with the American Psychological Association (2002) ethical principles and the guidelines of the International Society for Mental Health Online (2000). Results indicated that the number of psychologists offering e-therapy is small, their services are diverse, and their compliance with established ethical principles is uneven. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2008 APA, all rights reserved)
- Digital Object Identifier:
- 10.1037/0033-3204.40.1-2.112
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