Online counseling: The internet and mental health treatment

Psychotherapy

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 199-209

  Alleman, James R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INTERNET; LAW; MEDICAL ETHICS; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; ONLINE SYSTEM; PATIENT COUNSELING; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT;

EID: 0036592198     PISSN: 00333204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0033-3204.39.2.199     Document Type: Article

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