Online Therapy: Boon or Bane?

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An article entitled ?Online Mental Health Service: An Opportunity, or Alarm?? (E. Almer) appeared in the April 22nd, 2000 online edition of the "The New York Times". This paper reviews the article and includes a discussion of E. Almer's point of view. The paper also includes recommendations for future research studies to be conducted that would address concerns proposed by the paper?s author.

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"Caveats Issued by the Critics. Not all professionals are as enthusiastic about online therapy. To begin, many point out that on the internet, therapists are not subject to the usual licensing that rules in-office counseling. As a result, just as anyone who has the technological capability can create a web site, anyone with the inclination can create a site offering mental health services, even without the appropriate credentials. While policies regarding mental health practice on the web, including appropriate behavior for service providers, are currently being drafted by major professional organizations, this still does not eliminate the issue of how to interpret inter state license regulations into the internet, which has none of these boundaries."

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