The nature, scope, and ethics of psychologists' e-therapy web sites: What consumers find when surfing the web

Psychotherapy

Volumn 40, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 112-124

  Heinlen, Kathleen T ^a   Welfel, Elizabeth Reynolds ^a   Richmond, Elizabeth N ^a   O'Donnell, Melissa S ^a  

^a CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ADVERTIZING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSUMER; EVALUATION; INTERNET; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL FEE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGIST; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARD; TELECOMMUNICATION;

EID: 0141596212     PISSN: 00333204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0033-3204.40.1-2.112     Document Type: Article

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