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Self-diagnosis and attitude change through the ‘information super highway’

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Oyedeji Ayonrinde  and
Simon Michaelson
Oyedeji Ayonrinde*
Affiliation:
Park Royal Centre, Central Middlesex Hospital London NW10 7NS, e-mail: deji_ayonrinde@msn.com
Simon Michaelson
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Northwick Park Hospital Middlesex
*
∗Correspondence
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Abstract

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The Internet provides information on virtually any subject. This is readily accessible to the public, although of variable quality. The Internet also plays an important role in contemporary psychiatry with the dissemination of information on disorders, research and clinical practice. Our patients may have access to mental health web-sites, consulting electronic sources when making decisions that affect their health. The implications of patient power on the Internet are discussed.

Type
Computers in Psychiatry
Information
Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 22 , Issue 9 , September 1998 , pp. 581 - 583
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This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Copyright
Copyright © 1998 The Royal College of Psychiatrists

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