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Online therapy for addictive behaviors.

Griffiths M

Psychology Division, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, United Kingdom. mark.griffiths@ntu.ac.uk

Clinicians working in the field of addictive behaviors cannot afford to ignore the Internet. Psychological advice, help, and treatment for addicts are no exceptions, with both counseling and psychotherapy entering the computer age. This paper reviews the main issues in the area and approaches the discussion acknowledging that online therapy has to be incorporated within the overall framework of the need for clinical assistance. The paper also provides brief overviews of some websites as illustrative examples of what types of online therapy are available.

Published 7 December 2005 in Cyberpsychol Behav, 8(6): 555-61.
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