ABCs of Internet Mental Health Services

INTRODUCTION:
What is e-therapy?


  WHOS LISTED HERE
  IF YOURE IN THERAPY
  IF YOURE IN CRISIS

THE ISSUES: What you need to know about e-therapy

  IS E-THERAPY FOR YOU?
  CHECK THE THERAPIST
  IS THIS THERAPY?
  IS IT ETHICAL?
  IS IT CONFIDENTIAL?
  IS IT EFFECTIVE?
  WHAT E-THERAPISTS DO
  HOW E-THERAPY WORKS
  FEES & PAYMENT
  LEGAL ISSUES

CONSUMER SURVEY
E-THERAPY HISTORY
NEWSROOM
INFO FOR JOURNALISTS
INFO FOR CONSUMERS
INFO FOR THERAPISTS
CONTACT ME

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Survey Results

Please keep in mind that this was a consumer satisfaction survey and not a scientific measure.

619 total responses as of May 1999

1/Q2. Have you ever asked for personal advice or help from a professional psychotherapist on the Internet?

452   73%   yes
126   20%   no, but I might consider it
41   7%   no, and I wouldn't consider it

Of the 452 who had tried e-therapy:

2/Q2. Were you in psychotherapy at the time you first contacted the therapist via the Internet?

41   9%   yes, I was in psychotherapy at the time
307   68%   no, I had never been in psychotherapy
50   11%   no, I had recently stopped psychotherapy
50   11%   no, I had long since stopped psychotherapy
4   1%   no answer

2/Q5. Was your interaction with your Internet therapist helpful?

271   60%   very helpful
144   32%   somewhat helpful
27   6%   not very helpful
7   1.5%   extremely unhelpful
3   .5%   no answer

Of the 307 who had never been in psychotherapy before consulting a therapist on the Internet:

2/Q26. Did you consult a therapist face to face, as the result of your interaction with your Internet therapist?

196   64%   yes, I did
43   14%   not yet, but I plan to
28   9%   not yet, I'm still undecided
37   12%   no, and I don't plan to
3   1%   no answer