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Journals Academic Psychiatry Volume 24 Issue 3

With its invasion into your patients' lives and the wealth of professional tools it offers, even computer-shy psychiatrists need to stay current with today's computer world. Fortunately, some of the best front-line teachers about this ever-expanding e-universe could be in your office—they are your patients. As in other aspects of therapy, asking your patients to educate you about this aspect of their world has multiple pluses, and it benefits both patient and psychiatrist. The patient can be the expert—a special treat for the child patient—and you will learn about computers and be able to discover the patient's specific experience of the multifaceted computer world. Supplementing this ongoing education, a basic awareness of computers will both allow you to guide your patient's use and use it personally to improve the clinical care you offer. Most Internet uses offer both vast possibilities and some hazards (1). Unfortunately, relatively few studies have looked at the impact of the computer on our patients or on psychiatric treatment. Internet Socializing Chat groups are virtual rooms online that one can enter anonymously to "talk" to faceless strangers via the computer screen. Some chat groups are subject-focused; some are organized, for example, around age-groups, dating,

Computers in Psychiatry Today

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With its invasion into your patients' lives and the wealth of professional tools it offers, even computer-shy psychiatrists need to stay current with today's computer world. Fortunately, some of the best front-line teachers about this ever-expanding e-universe could be in your office—they are your patients. As in other aspects of therapy, asking your patients to educate you about this aspect of their world has multiple pluses, and it benefits both patient and psychiatrist. The patient can be the expert—a special treat for the child patient—and you will learn about computers and be able to discover the patient's specific experience of the multifaceted computer world. Supplementing this ongoing education, a basic awareness of computers will both allow you to guide your patient's use and use it personally to improve the clinical care you offer. Most Internet uses offer both vast possibilities and some hazards (1). Unfortunately, relatively few studies have looked at the impact of the computer on our patients or on psychiatric treatment. Internet Socializing Chat groups are virtual rooms online that one can enter anonymously to "talk" to faceless strangers via the computer screen. Some chat groups are subject-focused; some are organized, for example, around age-groups, dating,
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Computers in Psychiatry Today

Bremer, Jennifer; Beresin, Eugene V.
Academic Psychiatry , Volume 24 (3): 168
American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc (Journal) – Sep 1, 2000

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  • Publisher AADPRT
  • Copyright Copyright © 2000 Academic Psychiatry. All rights reserved.
  • ISSN 1042-9670
  • D.O.I. 10.1176/appi.ap.24.3.168
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