Ethical issues in providing online psychotherapeutic interventions

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2000, Pages

  Childress, Craig A ^a  

^a PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electronic Mail; Ethics; Internet; Physician Patient Relations; Professional Patient Relations; Psychiatry; Psychotherapy; Quality of Health Care; Remote Consultation; Teleadvice

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSULTATION; E-MAIL; ETHICS; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; ONLINE SYSTEM; PATIENT POSITIONING; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; TELECOMMUNICATION;

EID: 19944382796     PISSN: 14388871     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.2.1.e5     Document Type: Review

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