title: [Psychiatry@home--establishing contact to a community mental health service via www].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Psychiatric services increasingly use internet technologies to enhance and support usual therapies, which are based on direct personal contact.
  
  
  METHODS
  An anonymous e-mail-request of a young girl obviously requiring psychiatric support and treatment is illustrated, characterized by the intention of the service to establish personal contact.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Chances and limitations of psychiatric interventions using the internet are discussed.
authors: Psycho-Sozialer Dienst der Caritas der Diözese St. Pölten, St. Pölten / Österreich. psd.fruehwald@stpoelten.caritas.at
authors: Stefan
authors: S
authors: Frühwald
authors: Angelika
authors: A
authors: Karner
authors: Patrick
authors: P
authors: Frottier
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003156:Community Mental Health Services; D034742:Electronic Mail; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011613:Psychotherapy; D013813:Therapy, Computer-Assisted