Overview

From online mental health pioneer John M. Grohol, the 2004/2005 edition of this acclaimed guide helps busy professionals take full advantage of Internet and World Wide Web resources in psychology, psychiatry, and related areas such as self-help and patient education. The book describes the full range of available search tools, newsgroups, listservs, and databases--including MEDLINE and PsychINFO--and reviews and rates hundreds of specific mental health sites. Users learn how and where to go online to find treatment information; use Web-based assessment tools; locate reliable advocacy and support groups; obtain articles and books; pursue distance learning opportunities; get listed in online directories; find job postings; conduct grant searches; and much more. New in the 2004/2005 Edition: updated and expanded with over 50 new resources; important new sections on online security and spam; the latest tips on searching (and which results are biased by advertising); many revised reviews, ratings, and updated addresses.

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9781572309883

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Reviews

The words 'invaluable resource' and 'must read' are bandied about quite a bit in book reviews. But this time we mean it!... For anyone interested in roaming the vast plains of mental health information on the Internet, you could not ask for a better compass. - Professional Counselor; [This] book is the best and most up-to-date overview of online resources for mental health professionals. It not only tells you where to find the good stuff, but also includes a lovely set of quick-and dirty tutorials on essential Net-surfing skills. - Tom Ferguson, MD, Senior Research Fellow for Online Health, The Pew Internet and American Life Project

"""The words 'invaluable resource' and 'must read' are bandied about quite a bit in book reviews. But this time we mean it!... For anyone interested in roaming the vast plains of mental health information on the Internet, you could not ask for a better compass. - Professional Counselor; [This] book is the best and most up-to-date overview of online resources for mental health professionals. It not only tells you where to find the good stuff, but also includes a lovely set of quick-and dirty tutorials on essential Net-surfing skills. - Tom Ferguson, MD, Senior Research Fellow for Online Health, The Pew Internet and American Life Project"""

Author Information

John M. Grohol, PsyD, built drkoop.com's Mental Health Center and was the cofounder and director for nearly 4 years of Mental Help Net, at one time among the 10 most-trafficked mental health Web sites. He also served as chief operating officer of HelpHorizons.com, an e-therapy services provider. Dr. Grohol is currently a senior Web architect and founder of an Internet consulting and Web services company, Liviant LLC. He was trained and educated as a clinical psychologist at Nova Southeastern University.

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