Attitudes Toward Psychological Telehealth: Current and Future Clinical Psychologists' Opinions of Internet-Based Interventions

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 100-113

  Perle, Jonathan G ^a   Langsam, Leah C ^a   Randel, Allison ^a   Lutchman, Shane ^a   Levine, Alison B ^a   Odland, Anthony P ^a   Nierenberg, Barry ^a   Marker, Craig D ^b  

^a NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical care; Computers; Internet based intervention; Online psychology; Telehealth; Telepsychology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL MODEL; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INTERNET; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS, HEALTH OCCUPATIONS; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84870919311     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: 10974679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jclp.21912     Document Type: Article

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