The Electrified Mind helps therapists understand and empathize with patients who rely heavily upon cell phones and the internet for the purposes of self-expression as well as for defensive avoidance of actual interpersonal contact. The chapters by distinguished mental health professionals delineate therapeutic strategies for dealing with the dilemmas that arise in working with children, adolescents, and adults excessively involved with cyberspace at the cost of meaningful human relationships.

Contributions by: Monisha C. Akhtar, Jerome Blackman, Joanne Cantor, Frederick Fisher, Lana Fishkin, Ralph Fishkin, John Frank, Patricia L. Gibbs, Christine C. Kieffer, Kavita I. Nayar, Ann G. Smolen