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Articles about Online Mental Health

New eTherapy Sites work within State Lines
Is this model the future of Online Therapy?

A Stricter Standard for Online Counseling
Counselors organization requires encryption.

Can You Trust Online Mental Health Information?
An expert can guide you to sound sites.

Chat in Real Time - Treat Each Other Kindly
Chat communities sometimes reflect the chaos in real world communities

It's Just not Therapy
Some Online sites appear to provide counseling and therapy - until you read the find print.

A Live Counseling Session Online
You can observe a face-to-face counseling session live on the Net.

You Can't do Psychotherapy on the Net, Yet
A longer-than-usual article concerning 'Online Therapy'

Online Psychoanalyst Opens Shop
Psychoanalysis by chatroom, telephone, and videoconferencing.

Depressed Online?
Does the internet really cause loneliness and depression?

A Set of Standards for Online Counseling
The National Board for Certified Counselors is the first with a set of guidelines

 An Online Support Group turns in a Member
An online murder confession raises questions about confidentiality.

Coping with Data Smog
What to do about Information Overload.

The International Society for Mental Health Online
A new organization for anyone interested in advancing online mental health issues.

Chat Communities on the Net
Real time conferences on mental health issues.

How is Online Communication Different?
We seem to communicate differently online than we do in person.

Suicide on the Internet
There are resources on the net, but they are no substitute for face-to-face help.

What is Normal Internet Use?
Psychologists studying Internet use disagree on what's normal.

Pathological Internet Use - Some Examples
A British psychologist uses a definition of addiction to study pathological Internet use.

Pros and Cons of Support Groups for Trauma Survivors. Part 1
Real life and Online groups both have advantages and disadvantages.

Pros and Cons of Support Groups for Trauma Survivors. Part 2
An interview with Lisa Varhola about her experiences with online support groups.

Cybertherapy - Is it really therapy?
There are many answers to this question.

 Internet Counseling Sites are Becoming More Common.
How private are these email consultations?

Is Internet Addiction a real disorder?
This article discusses some different opinions.

Who regulates health on the net?
As telemedicine catches on, state legislatures are having trouble deciding.

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