Mental health practitioners' use and attitudes: Regarding the Internet and social media

Journal of Psychiatric Practice

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 454-463

  Deen, Serina R ^a   Withers, Amy ^b   Hellerstein, David J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethics; Facebook; Google; Internet; Professionalism; Skype; Social media; Technology; Twitter

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; E-MAIL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MENTAL HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST; ONLINE SYSTEM; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHIATRIST; PSYCHOLOGIST; SOCIAL MEDIA; TECHNOLOGY; TEXT MESSAGING;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BLOGGING; ELECTRONIC MAIL; FACULTY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL NETWORKING; TEXT MESSAGING;

EID: 84892738558     PISSN: 15274160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pra.0000438184.74359.88     Document Type: Article

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