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Published Online: 2008, pp. 215–331

E-mail and Psychiatry: Some Psychotherapeutic and Psychoanalytic Perspectives

C.G. Bhuvaneswar, M.D. [email protected], and T.G. Gutheil, M.D.Authors Info & Affiliations

Publication: American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volume 62, Number 3

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.2008.62.3.241

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In this paper, we consider the use of e–mail in psychotherapy and its impact on the experience of therapy for both patient and clinician. We discuss in detail the potential for boundary compromise by e–mail use and consider how e–mail may undermine the therapeutic alliance and the cultivation of empathy. Case studies illustrate the possible positive aspects of e–mail and elucidate several fundamental problems with any use of e–mail in psychodynamic treatment.

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American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volume 62 • Number 3 • 2008, pp. 215–331

Pages: 241 - 261

PubMed: 18846971

History

Published in print: 2008, pp. 215–331

Published online: 30 April 2018

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C.G. Bhuvaneswar, M.D. [email protected]

Instructor, University of Pennsylvania Department of Psychiatry;

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T.G. Gutheil, M.D.

Professor, Harvard Medical School; Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Massachusetts Mental Health Center.

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Mailing address: 250 S. 13^th Street, 11B, Philadelpia PA 19107. e-mail: [email protected]

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E-mail and Psychiatry: Some Psychotherapeutic and Psychoanalytic Perspectives

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