PART I BASIC MAP AND TOOLS FOR FINDING MENTAL HEALTH INFORMATION ONLINE

Why and How to Look Online

What's Available Online for You?

What's Not Available Online (Yet)

About This Book

The Major Resources in the Online World

About E-Mail

About Newsgroups

About the World Wide Web

About Search Engines

The Host of Other Internet Resources

Formulating Questions That Get Results

Search Tools and Tips

Putting the Tools to Use: Defining a Successful Search Strategy

What if You Get No Results?

Knowing Where to Look Online

The First Choice for Detailed Questions: Search Engines

The Most Popular, Useful, and Widely Used Search Engines

Assembled by Human Hands: Subject/Search Guides and Directories

Doing the Legwork for You: Meta-Search Engines

How to Find and Search Discussion Forums: Mailing Lists and Usenet Newsgroups

Searching within Newsgroups

Searching for Archives of Mailing Lists on the Web

Searching for a Mailing List

Searching for a Professional Mailing List or Newsgroup

PART II GETTING ANSWERS TO YOUR PROFESSIONAL QUESTIONS

Finding Disorders, Subspecialties, Clinical and Treatment Information Online

Are Diagnostic Codes, Criteria, and Information Online for the DSM-IV, ICD-9-CM, and ICD-10?

How Can I Find Up-to-Date Treatment Information Online?

Finding Clinical Information Directly on the Web

Using Guides to Find Additional Clinical Information Online

Finding Treatment Information through a Search Engine

Keeping Up-to-Date with Online News Services

Where Can I Find Clinical Information Online in Subspecialty Areas?

Adler, Freud, Jung, Personality, and Psychonalysis Online

Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Online

Forensic Psychiatry and the Law Online

Managed Care Online

Medications and Psychopharmacology References Online

Neurophysiology, Neuropsychology, Neurocience, and Biofeedback Online

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Trauma Resources Online

School Psychology and Teaching Resources Online

Social Work and Social Psychology Resources Online

Statistical Help Online

Locating Employment Opportunities through the Web

How Do I Find Job Opportunities in Mental Health Online?

Searching the Employment Guides

Reading the Classified Ads Online: Employment and Career Databases

Online Education and Continuing Eduction Resources

How Do I Locate a Particular University's Psychology Department or Graduate Program Online?

How Do I Find Calendars Online That List Professional Events, Conferences, and Courses?

Are There Approved Online Continuing Education Courses That I Can Take?

Where Do I Look to Find Regular University Programs and Courses Offered Online?

Searching Guides to Online Education

Visiting Select University Web Sites

Networking with Other Professionals Online

Where Can I Participate in Online Case Conferences?

Types of Online Case Conferences

Where Do I Find Topic-oriented Discussions with Other Professionals Online?

Mailing List Discussions

Newsgroup Discussions

Can I Find a Colleague's Real-World or E-mail Address through My Computer?

How Do I Find Colleagues around the World Who Are Doing Similar Types of Research?

Browsing through Journals' Web Sites

Searching through Online Databases

Researching Online: References and Databases

How Do I Locate the Research and Clinical Abstract Databases-Such as ERIC, MEDLINE, PsycLIT, and PsycINFO?

Medline

PsycINFO and PsycLIT

I'm Doing Research on a Specific Topic--How Do I Find Information Online about It?

Professional Associations, Issues, and Ethics Online

What Are Some Important Ethical Concerns for Professionals Online?

Confidentiality Online

Informed Consent

Therapy over the Internet

Are the Ethical Principles for Various Mental Health Professions Available Online?

Where Are the Professional Associations Online?

How Can I Find the Address or Phone Number of My State Professional Association?

How Do I Get Involved in Combating the Social Stigmatization of Mental Disorders?

Book Publishers, Bookstores, and Journals Online

Where Can I Go to Find Book Publishers and Information about the Books They Publish?

Where Do I Go to Buy a Book Online?

About Print and Electronic Journals

Where Can I Go to Find Both Print Journals and Online Journals (E-Journals) in My Field?

Guides to Journals and Professional Articles

Online Journals and Publications

How Do I Submit an Article to an Online Journal?

When Not to Publish Online

What Is Appropriate for Online Publishing?

What Are the Submission Guidelines for Online Publishing?

Caveats to Readers of Work Published Online

Finding and Downloading Software Online

Types of Software Available Online

Shareware

Crippleware

Freeware

Demonstration Programs

I'm Looking for a Piece of Psychology-related Software. Can I Find It Online?

Mental Health-related Software: Psychological Assessment, Clinical Practice, Statistical, and Billing Software

General Software Directories

Can I Use the Internet to Chat with My Colleagues Online?

Online Therapy (E-Therapy) and Behavior

I'm Thinking of Doing Some Kind of Therapy Online. Where Do I Find More Information about the Economics, Legalities, and Ethics of This Modality?

Is ``Internet Addiction Disorder'' Real? Where Can I Find Additional Information on This and Other Psychological Discussions about Online Behavior?

Internet Addiction Web Sites

Mailing List Discussions of Internet Addiction

PART III PATIENT EDUCATION RESOURCES

General Consumer-oriented Resources on the Web

An Overview of Patient Education Resources

Consumer Mailing List Discussion and Support Groups

Consumer Newsgroup Discussion and Support Groups

PART IV APPENDICES

Appendix A Glossary of Terms

Appendix B Further Reading

Appendix C How to Get Online

Appendix D Creating Your Own Web Resource

Appendix E Grant Searches Online

Index of Web Sites

General Index