Psychotherapeuten und Internet: Einstellung zu und Nutzung von therapeutischen Onlineangeboten im Behandlungsalltag
- Resource Type
- Original Paper
- Authors
- Eichenberg, Christiane; Kienzle, Katharina
- Source
- Psychotherapeut. September 2013 58(5):485-493
- Subject
- Therapie, computervermittelt
Internet
Elektronische Post
Handy
Verbreitung von Innovationen
Therapy, computer-assisted
Electronic mail
Mobile Phone
Diffusion of innovation
- Language
- German
- ISSN
- 0935-6185
1432-2080
Background:Communication is part and parcel of every interaction. This raises the question of the role of modern media in mental health care. The aim of this explorative study was to investigate the use of modern media in the clinical practice.Material and methodology:In an Internet survey 234 psychotherapists from Nordrhein-Westfalen (NRW) were surveyed about the extent to which they integrate new media in the practice and their opinion about this integration. For this purpose a questionnaire was developed based on the questionnaire of Wangberg et al. (2007).Results:Most of the psychotherapists already use e-mails as well as mobile communication to contact their patients. The main reason for choosing this modern way of communication is the possibility to simplify the management of formal issues. Psychotherapists were indifferent about the idea of web-based counseling.Conclusion:Forms of digital media are used as an addition to conventional ways of therapeutic communication but face-to-face interaction cannot be replaced completely which is also indicated by the fact that professionals still highly value personal contact.