Informed consent to e-therapy

American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 319-331

  Recupero, Patricia R ^a,b   Rainey, Samara E ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BUTLER HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER; COUNSELING; DECISION MAKING; E THERAPY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERNET; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST; MENTAL HEALTH; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIVACY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TELEPSYCHIATRY; CONFIDENTIALITY; E-MAIL; FORECASTING; LEGAL ASPECT; MALPRACTICE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; UNITED STATES; VIDEOCONFERENCING;

CONFIDENTIALITY; ELECTRONIC MAIL; FORECASTING; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERNET; MALPRACTICE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; VIDEOCONFERENCING;

EID: 33748347271     PISSN: 00029564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.2005.59.4.319     Document Type: Article

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