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Journal of Pediatric Psychology Advance Access originally published online on March 5, 2009
Journal of Pediatric Psychology 2009 34(5):453-456; doi:10.1093/jpepsy/jsp008
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© The Author 2009. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society of Pediatric Psychology. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oxfordjournals.org

Introduction to the Special Issue: eHealth in Pediatric Psychology

Lee M. Ritterband, PhD1 and Tonya M. Palermo, PhD2

1Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences, University of Virginia and 2Department of Anesthesiology and Peri-Operative Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University

All correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Lee M. Ritterband, Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences, Behavioral Health & Technology, University of Virginia Health System, 310 Old Ivy Way, Suite 102, Charlottesville, Virginia 22903. E-mail: LEER@virginia.edu

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The interaction between psychology and technology has a rich history. Psychologists have always been resourceful in finding ways to utilize technology to enhance the provision of clinical care. However, the proliferation of computers and the Internet has vastly expanded the possibilities. The Internet, in particular, has ushered in the new field of eHealth within psychology. eHealth has been defined as the delivery of health services and information through the Internet and related technologies (Eysenbach, 2001Go). Given that families with children have a very high rate of computer (93%) and cell phone (95%) ownership (Kennedy, Smith, Wells, & Wellman, 2008Go), as well as the notable fact that 93% of youth (ages 12–17 years) and 94% of parents of these teens (87% of . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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