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e-Mental Health: Providing Quality Mental Health Information to Practitioners and the Public
Library Publications
  • Sally A Gore, University of Massachusetts Medical School
  • Elaine Russo Martin, University of Massachusetts Medical School
Publication Date
2006-10-1
Document Type
Article
Abstract

With the Internet a prominent place for many Americans to turn when seeking health information, the importance of providing authoritative, reliable, quality-filtered resources is a tasl well-suited for professional medical librarians. This article outlines three steps librarians can take to locate, organize, develop and deliver quality e-mental health resources effectively for mental health professionals and their patients, including establishing partnerships, developing and delivering resources, and providing training and outreach.

Keywords
  • e-mental health,
  • internet resources,
  • mental health information,
  • library resources,
  • library outreach,
  • medical libraries,
  • medical librarians
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Copyright is retained by The Haworth Press.
Source

This article was published in the Journal of Hospital Librarianship, 6(4), 2006, p. 55-62. Copyright is retained by The Haworth Press.

Citation Information
Sally A Gore and Elaine Russo Martin. "e-Mental Health: Providing Quality Mental Health Information to Practitioners and the Public" Vol. 6 Iss. 4 (2006)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/sally_gore/4/