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While you’re here, please see the Table of Contents of my textbook, The Mental Health Professional and the New Technologies.

This is a complaint about ecological correctness.

But enough about me. Here’s a link to the PSYMEET resource of over 5,700 mental health organizations all over the world indexed by Name, along with their future meetings and events indexed by Location and Date. If you need a place to go or a time to go somewhere for behavioral health education, or networking please take a look. There are also links to other Web pages of interest in psychiatry and psychology.

But first, how about donating your brain?

By the way, are you pregnant? If you are on certain drugs used for depression, bipolar disorder (manic-depression) or epilepsy you are NEEDED FOR A RESEARCH SURVEY. Please click here for the AED Pregnancy Registry at Harvard Medical School.

Not bipolar but been through a depression? If it began before you turned 30, had more than one episode and have a sibling or parent who was depressed (not bipolar) you may be able to participate in the GenRED study.

Have you encountered stigma related to a psychiatric problem? Phone your experience in to the Stigmabuster.

Care to talk publicly about experiences with mental health issues?

Interested in clinical trials?

STIGMABUSTER

NAMI Stigmabusters National Coordinator Stella March is the person to email with a report of any instance of discrimination because of brain disorder. People with mental conditions are often teased and psychiatric problems are frequently ridiculed in popular media. For example, NAMI persuaded Nestlé to drop "Loony Jerry, Weird Wally and Psycho Sam" from its product line. To receive Stigma Alerts click HERE.

CLINICAL TRIALS

Patients who want to join clinical trials and clinicians seeking unusual treatments for their patients can tune into the CenterWatch Clinical Trials Listing Service for descriptions of planned research with eligibility requirements and contact information. One can sign up for a free e-mail service that provides individual notification about new trials in a selected geographical and clinical area.

EXPERIENCES

NAMI (the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill) is seeking consumers and families willing to speak with the media about their experiences with “brain disorders.” They have been receiving many requests, particularly about managed care, children’s issues, and the criminal justice system. Call their StoryBank at 703 / 516-7238.

DONATE A BRAIN

The Harvard Brain Tissue Resource Center especially needs gifts of such organs from people with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder and their relatives, as well as brains from people who don't meet Axis I diagnoses and who have no family history of mental illness. Only 25 brains per year are coming in from people with a psychiatric history. Jot this number down and think about it: 800 / 272-4622.

As an alternative, try the VA-BU-CLF Brain Bank (Veterans Administration, Boston University, Concussion Legacy Foundation).

It's never too late to donate your brain or any other part. Motivational material and actionable steps are available HERE.

Review

Table of Contents

• Dedication
• Preface
  • Overview of Book
  • Personal Notes
  • General Disclaimers
• Acknowledgements
• Chapter 1: Introduction
  • Key Terminology
    • Specific Definitions
  • Influence of the Psychotechnologies
    • Benefits to Using the Psychotechnologies
    • Barriers to Using the Psychotechnologies
  • Psychotechnologies and the Demand for Mental Health Services
    • Economics and Mental Health Care
    • Expanding the Role of Mental Health Care
    • Beyond Mental Health Care
    • Mental Health versus Behavioral Services
    • Large Scale Web Site Services
• Chapter 2: Telecommunication Technicalities
  • Types of Communication
    • Synchronous Communication
    • Asynchronous Communication
  • The Data
  • Transmission Channels and Devices
    • Transmission Channels
    • Devices
  • The Internet and the World Wide Web
    • Connecting to the Internet
    • The World Wide Web
• Chapter 3: E-mail, Chat Rooms, and Other Text-based Environments
  • Text-based Communications
    • Just Add Modem and Mix
    • Connection by E-mail
    • Newsgroups
    • Internet Chat
  • Professional Participation in Text-based Discussion
    • Joining, Developing, and Maintaining E-mail Forums
    • Everything is Public
  • Professional Literature: Text-based Communication
  • Netiquette: Walking the Walk and Talking the Talk
    • The Signature File
    • Charles Dickens Syndrome
    • The Loudmouth
    • Ad Out
    • Lusing the Speling Be
    • A Pointless Note
    • Calligraphy Turns Ugly
    • Always the Last Word
    • Road Hogs
    • Lists of Names
    • OUCRA
    • Don&t Be a Robot
• Chapter 4: Professional Web Site Considerations
  • Web Site Planning
    • Overall Goals
    • The Planning Cycle
  • Web Site Development
    • Assuring Security
    • Individual or Small-Group Web Sites
    • Web Site Construction
  • Web Site Components
    • Domain Names
    • Home Page
    • Navigation
    • Content
  • Promotional Activities
    • Visibility to Search Engines
    • Other Attractions
    • Retaining Visitors
  • Web Site Maintenance
    • Error Management
    • Traffic Statistics
    • Visitors& Reactions
• Chapter 5: Telephonic and Videoconferencing Technologies
  • Benefits and Barriers to the Telephone and Videoconferencing Technologies
    • Benefits of the Telephone and Videoconferencing
    • Barriers to Using the Telephone and Videoconferencing
  • Telephonic Practice Enhancers
    • Wireless Telephone Technologies Combined with Text Messaging
    • Voice over Internet Protocol
  • Videoconferencing Practice Enhancers
    • Transmission Channels
    • Videoconferencing Devices and Programs
    • Videoconferencing Practicalities
  • Videoconferencing Applications in the Real World
    • Rural Area Programs
    • Military Programs
    • Correctional Facility Program
    • School Programs
  • Beyond Mimicry of Traditional Care
• Chapter 6: Computer-Aided Assessment
  • Adoption of Computer-Aided Assessment
    • Benefits
    • Barriers
  • Development and Use of Computer-Aided Assessment
    • Computer-Based Questionnaires
    • Computer-Based Tests
    • Clinical Interviews
    • Electronic Diaries
    • Interactive Voice Response Systems
    • Clinical Decision Support
• Chapter 7: Computer-Aided Psychotherapy
  • Benefits of Computer-Aided Psychotherapy
  • Barriers to Computer-Aided Psychotherapy
  • Historical Roots
    • ELIZA
    • PLATO-DCS
    • Psychoeducational Programs
    • Computer Games
    • Therapeutic Learning Program
  • Application of Computer-Aided Psychotherapy
    • Desktop Computers
    • Therapy Assisted by Handheld Computers
    • Virtual Reality-Assisted Therapy
    • Biofeedback Devices
• Chapter 8: Electronic Practice Management and the Computer-based Patient Record
  • Practice Management Systems
    • Practice Management Program Features
    • Changing Professional Relationships
    • Practical Considerations
  • Computer-based Patient Records
    • Benefits of the Computer-based Patient Record
    • Barriers to the Adoption of Computer-based Patient Records
    • Legislation, Standards, and Guidelines
    • Choosing a Computer-based Patient Record System
    • Advocacy
• Chapter 9: Legal and Regulatory Issues
  • Privacy Protections
    • A Brief History
    • Working Definitions
    • Trust versus Trustworthiness
    • The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
    • Children's Online Privacy Protection Act
    • International Privacy and Security Measures
  • Regulation
    • Food and Drug Administration Regulation of Telemedicine Devices
    • Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act
    • State Licensure and Liability
    • Definitions of Practice
  • Selecting Legal Council
• Chapter 10: Standards and Guidelines
  • Ethical Foundations
  • Clinical Standards
    • Standards of Professional Conduct
    • Standards of Care
    • Scope of Practice
    • Practice and Treatment Guidelines
  • Administrative Standards
  • Technical Standards
    • Transmission
    • Security
    • Virtual Private Networks
• Chapter 11: Online Clinical Practice Management (OCPM): Training and Support
  • Proceeding with Mindfulness Rather than Willfulness
  • Definition of Online Clinical Practice—Revisited
  • OCPM Step 1: Professional Training and Support
    • Choice of Technologies
    • Practitioner Competence
    • Risk Management
    • Training Opportunities
• Chapter 12: Online Clinical Practice Management (OCPM): Referrals, Client Education and Consent
  • OCPM Step 2: Referrals
    • Directory Web Sites
    • Accepting Online Referrals
  • OCPM Step 3: Patient Education
    • Psychotechnology
    • Security
    • Explaining Web-Based Information
  • OCPM Step 4: Basic Agreements
    • Informed Consent
    • Financial Agreements
• Chapter 13: Online Clinical Practice Management (OCPM): Delivering Care
  • OCPM Step 5: Clinical Assessment
    • The Case for In-Person Assessment
    • Suggestions for Assessment
  • OCPM Step 6: Direct Care
    • Direct Patient Care via Text
    • Web Sites as Adjunctive Treatment Vehicles
    • Audio- and Videoconferencing
  • OCPM Step 7: Reimbursement
    • Reimbursement Legislation
    • Claims Submission and Payment Processes
    • Advocacy and Lobbying
• Chapter 14: The Near Future
  • New Internet-Related Issues
    • Cybersex
    • The Younger Generation
    • Professional Issues
  • The Next Wave of Behavioral Health Services
    • The Electronic Patient Record
    • Ongoing Changes in the Web and in Computers
  • The Market for Psychotechnologies
    • Career Opportunities
    • Telehome Health Care
• Chapter 15: The Distant Future
  • Natural Interfacing
    • Watch Your Language
    • Actions Speak Louder than Words
    • Constant Comment
    • Wearable Computers and Smart Clothing
  • Cyborg Theory
  • The Virtue of Virtuality
    • Virtual Assessment
    • Virtual Support Groups
    • Virtual Biofeedback
    • Virtual 3-D Therapeutic Games
  • Affective Computing
  • Human versus Computer Therapist
• Epilogue: Immediate Steps-A Checklist
  • Summary of Risk Management Issues
    • Security
    • Children and the Web
    • Impressing the Press
    • Partnering with Employers, Labor Unions, and Employees
  • Research
    • Immediate Needs
    • Journal Resources
    • Additional Information Sources
  • General Suggestions
  • Concluding Remarks
• Appendix A: Comparative Studies of Psychotechnologies
• Appendix B: Sample Listserv Guidelines
• Appendix C: Addendum to Patient Consent Agreement
• Appendix D: Draft International Convention on Telemedicine and Telehealth
• Vignette Contributors
• References
• Author Index
• Subject Index

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