Psybertherapy on the Internet and its implications for psychiatry, psychotherapy, and psychosomatics.

ABSTRACT

First of all, an introduction to worldwide communication networks is given. Some relevant basic features are explained. Actual and future aspects of the Internet for psychiatry, psychotherapy, and psychosomatic medicine are highlighted. There is a variety of possible advantages in World Wide Web telemedicine for patients, clients, consultants, clinicians and scientists. Useful tools and established opportunities are discussed and listed as Web-sites. The systematic review gives access to the most important fields of mental health on the Internet. Finally, some of the risks of this kind of communication for therapy and society are visible.