Online therapy: implications for problem gamblers and clinicians

摘要: It is clear that clinicians working in the field of problem gambling cannot afford to ignore Internet. Psychological advice, help and treatment for gamblers are no exceptions with both counselling psychotherapy entering computer age. Such comes under a variety guises including Internet counselling, online therapy, webcounselling, cybertherapy, E-therapy, cybercounselling (all on this partial list tend get used interchangeably). Although there official description how define activity, common component all these methods people logging into services receiving psychological advice and/or 'treatment' at hundreds websites. Predictably, subject causing wide debate (especially itself!). This paper overviews main issues area briefly examines 'telehealth', therapy (and various types currently available), relative advantages disadvantages a...