Ethical and legal issues in e-mail therapy

Ethics and Behavior

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 107-124

  Shapiro, Daniel Edward ^a,c   Schulman, Charles Eric ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

E mail; Ethics; Psychotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADVERTIZING; AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION; ARTICLE; BIOETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS; CHILD ABUSE; COMPUTER; COMPUTER NETWORK; CONFIDENTIALITY; COUNSELING; FEE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; JURISPRUDENCE; JUVENILE; MALPRACTICE; MANDATORY REPORTING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH THERAPIES; PRIVACY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RECUMBENCY; SHRINK-LINK; STANDARD; TECHNIQUE; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION; BIOETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS; INTERNET; MENTAL HEALTH THERAPIES; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; SHRINK-LINK;

ADOLESCENT; ADVERTISING; CHILD ABUSE; CODES OF ETHICS; COMMUNICATION; COMPUTER COMMUNICATION NETWORKS; COMPUTERS; CONFIDENTIALITY; COUNSELING; DANGEROUS BEHAVIOR; DECEPTION; DISCLOSURE; DUTY TO WARN; ETHICS, PROFESSIONAL; FEES AND CHARGES; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERNET; JURISPRUDENCE; MALPRACTICE; MANDATORY REPORTING; MENTAL DISORDERS; METHODS; MINORS; PRIVACY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SOCIETIES; SOCIETIES, SCIENTIFIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030357862     PISSN: 10508422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327019eb0602_3     Document Type: Article

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