Professional boundaries in the era of the internet

Academic Psychiatry

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 168-174

  Gabbard, Glen O ^a   Kassaw, Kristin A ^a   Perez Garcia, Gonzalo ^b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDUCATION; ETHICS; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIVACY; PSYCHIATRY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STANDARD;

BLOGGING; COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; INTERNET; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PRIVACY; PSYCHIATRY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 79960585222     PISSN: 10429670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ap.35.3.168     Document Type: Review

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