Synopses & Reviews
Easy to use and full of the latest information, the new edition of this acclaimed guide helps readers take full advantage of Internet and World Wide Web resources in psychology, psychiatry, and related areas such as self-help and patient education. Online mental health pioneer John M. Grohol explains and evaluates the full range of Internet search engines, search guides, newsgroups, and databases, and provides time-saving reviews of hundreds of specific resources. Learn how and where to go online to get the latest treatment information for specific disorders; find find job listings in mental health and network with other professionals; locate and obtain needed articles and books, and research grants online.
A special website maintained by the author provides ongoing updates to the information contained in the book, keeping readers current on important resources.
About the Author
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John M. Grohol, PsyD, a psychologist and patient advocate, is the founder of the award-winning [ital]Psych Central: Dr. John Grohol's Mental Health Page[/ital], as well as over two dozen Internet newsgroups devoted to psychology and self-help support topics. He lives and works in Columbus, Ohio.
John M. Grohol, Psy.D., is a psychologist who currently resides in Columbus, Ohio. He is a patient advocate and professional who has been a pioneer in online mental health. While he has been involved in online services as early as 1981, he began on the Internet in 1991 by disseminating information on numerous mental health topics. Dr. Grohol quickly realized that it was difficult to find pertinent and relevant mental health information online, and so began compiling indices of newsgroup, mailing list, and World Wide Web resources. Contributing to Usenet newsgroups, he soon became the moderator of two newsgroups he founded, sci.psychology.research and sci.psychology.announce. Dr. Grohol has also founded over two dozen additional newsgroups devoted to psychology and self-help support topics on-line.