Electrified Mind

The Electrified Mind explores the positive and negative aspects of the internet and other communication technologies on the people who use them in order to help mental health care professionals understand, empathize with, and treat patients who rely on technology for socializing and expressing themselves.

Salman Akhtar, MD, is professor of psychiatry at Jefferson Medical College and training and supervising analyst at the Psychoanalytic Center of Philadelphia.

Acknowledgments Chapter 1 The Cell Phone-Internet Lexicon: Overview and Implications Chapter 2 Minds on Media: Young People and Mental Health in the Internet Age Chapter 3 The Epidemic of Information: Pros and Cons Chapter 4 Cyberspace, Transitional Space and Adolescent Development Chapter 5 Cyberplay: The Pros and Cons of a 'Macrosphere' Chapter 6 Reality in Cyberspace: Patients' Use of the Internet and Ordinary Everyday Psychosis Chapter 7 Preoedipal Paradise in the World of the Web Chapter 8 The Electronic Couch: Some Observations About Skype Treatment Chapter 9 Separation, Sex, Superego, and Skype Chapter 10 Multiple Meanings of the 'Electrified Mind': A Concluding Commentary References About the Editor and Contributors