ADVANCING THE PRACTICE OF ONLINE PSYCHOTHERAPY: AN APPLICATION OF ROGERS' DIFFUSION OF INNOVATIONS THEORY

Psychotherapy

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 112-124

  Lovejoy, Travis I ^a   Demireva, Petya D ^a   Grayson, Jessica L ^a   McNamara, John R ^a  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

adoption barriers; diffusion of innovations theory; online therapy; technology

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONFIDENTIALITY; COST CONTROL; DEPRESSION; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATIONS THEORY; E-MAIL; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; PANIC; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIVACY; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOLOGIST; PSYCHOTHERAPIST; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REIMBURSEMENT; SELF HELP; SOCIAL PHOBIA; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 64849102180     PISSN: 00333204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0015153     Document Type: Article

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