Edited by Richard Wootton Centre for Online Health, Queensland, Australia Peter Yellowlees Centre for Online Health, Queensland, Australia Paul McLaren £26.95,  978-1-85315-549-9,  330pp,  Paperback,  January 2003

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This book provides a comprehensive overview of the current academic literature on telepsychiatry and is also a unique opportunity to learn about experts' personal experiences of using real-time telepsychiatry to diagnose and manage patients. The importance of the Internet as a source of information and advice to both patients and doctors is given particular emphasis. There are also some interesting suggestions on how telemedicine might be financed in the future and in the developing world, e.g. through commercial online clinics and automated diagnosis.

Recommended to all mental health professionals: trainee and qualified psychiatrists, whether currently practising or considering using telepsychiatry and the Internet as well as social workers, managers, mental health service planners and administrators, and IT staff.

Contents:
Section 1: Background and technical matters Introduction Peter Yellowlees, Edward Alan Miller, Paul McLaren, Richard Wootton; Telecommunications and Videoconferencing for Psychiatry Scott C. Simmons, Vivian L. West, William J. Chimiak; Health Economics of Telepsychiatry Paul McCrone; Telepsychiatry and Doctor-Patient Communication - an analysis of the empirical literature Edward Alan Miller; E-therapy: opportunities, dangers, and ethics to guide practice Robert C. Hsiung; Cybermedicine in Psychiatry and Psychology - a personal recollection Warner V. Slack Section 2: Real-time Telepsychiatry - diagnosis and patient management Telepsychiatry in Canada and the USA Doug Urness, Lydia Weisser, Robbie Campbell, Donald Hilty; Telepsychiatry in Austria Anne Buist; Telepsychiatry in Europe Paul McLaren; Mental Health Correctional Telemedicine Charles Zaylor, Ashley Spaulding, David Cook; Forensic Psychiatry in the UK Luke Birmingham, Sarah Leonard; Telemedicine for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Harry Gelber, Jean Starling; The Use of Videoconferencing in Clinical Psychology Susan Simpson; Telemedicine and Old Age Psychiatry Chris Ball Section 3: E-mental Health and the Internet - diagnosis and patient management, and self-help Online Mental Health Information Helen Christensen, Kathleen M Griffiths, Chloe Groves; Use of the Internet in Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology Catherine Ebenezer; From Websites to E-communities - the Internet and mental health service users Paul Baker; Online Counselling and Psychotherapy Robert King, Darren Spooner, Wendy Reid; Developing a Programme in E-mental Health Care Barbara Johnston; Empirically Supported Computerized Psychotherapy Kate Cavanagh, Jason Zack, David Shapiro; Section 4: The Future Guidelines for Telepsychiatry and E-mental Health Richard Wootton, Ilse Blignault; E-mental Health in the Future Peter Yellowlees; The Internet, Social Isolation and Mental Health - future perspectives Deede Gammon, Gunnvald B. Svendsen, Martin A. Jenssen, Svein Bergvik; Unique Aspects of Internet Relationships Esther Gwinnell; The Road Online to Empowered Clients and Empowered Providers John M. Grohol; Conclusion Paul McLaren, Peter Yellowlees, Richard Wootton

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