The Insider's Guide to Mental Health Resources Online, Revised Edition (The Clinician's Toolbox) [Paperback]

John M. Grohol PsyD (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 16, 2003 | Series: The Clinician's Toolbox

From online mental health pioneer John M. Grohol, the revised edition of this acclaimed guide helps busy professionals take full advantage of Internet and World Wide Web resources in psychology, psychiatry, and related areas such as self help and patient education. The book describes the full range of available search tools, newsgroups, listservs, and databases-including MEDLINE and PsychINFO-and reviews and rates hundreds of specific mental health sites. Users learn how and where to go online to find treatment information; use Web based assessment tools; locate reliable advocacy and support groups; obtain articles and books; pursue distance learning opportunities; get listed in online directories; find job postings; conduct grant searches; and much more.
New in the Revised Edition
*Updated and expanded with over 50 new resources
*Important new sections on online security and spam
*The latest tips on searching (and which results are biased by advertising)
*Many revised reviews, ratings, and updated addresses

Editorial Reviews

Review

"[This] book is the best and most up-to-date overview of online resources for mental health professionals. It not only tells you where to find the good stuff, but also includes a lovely set of quick-and-dirty tutorials on essential Net-surfing skills."--Tom Ferguson, MD, Senior Research Fellow for Online Health, The Pew Internet & American Life Project

"John M. Grohol [is] the guide par excellence to, and often the creator of, the best mental health resources on the Internet."--Gilbert Levin, PhD, Editor and Publisher, Behavior OnLine

From the Publisher

Online Updates: A special website maintained by the author provides ongoing updates to the information contained in the book, keeping readers current on important resources. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 326 pages
• Publisher: The Guilford Press; Revised edition (December 16, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1572309881
• ISBN-13: 978-1572309883
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,364,183 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An invaluable guide to search tools, newsgroups and more!, May 4, 2000

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Insider's Guide to Mental Health Resources Online, 2000/2001 Edition (Paperback)

The 2000/2001 edition of this invaulable guide explains and evaluates the range of search tools, newsgroups and database available online: while it may prove outdated in a year or to, The Insider's Guide to Mental Health Resources Online will receive intense use by any student of mental health studies who uses the computer to search for information. The Insider's Guide to Mental Health Resources Online is more than a listing service: descriptions of each make it easy to locate just the right site.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars only for the very computer illiterate, October 25, 2007

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Shaakes "shaakes" - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Insider's Guide to Mental Health Resources Online, Revised Edition (The Clinician's Toolbox) (Paperback)

Very dissapointing text. Really only for the extremely computer illiterate. If you can operate a search engine and chat with colleagues about available resources this book will not help you at all. It includes the very basics about how to find psych websites, list serves, etc. If you know nothing about finding info on the internet you may want to pick this up. Other than that do not waste your time and money

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great resource!, October 25, 2007

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This review is from: The Insider's Guide to Mental Health Resources Online, Revised Edition (The Clinician's Toolbox) (Paperback)

This book is extremely helpful for doing research. I am in school for a degree in Psychology, and this book has been very healpful on finding sites, and different resources to site! Highly recommended!