Psychology - Psychoanalysis goes online - Psychoanalytic resources on the Internet

There is no question that the Internet as a zeitgeist phenomenon poses for psychoanalysts the question of individual access, be it in form of theoreti c analysis or by direct use of this tool, in this illustrative search, the author describes specific resources systematically and offers some guidance for navigation for personal use of this medium. Following Goethe's dictum that a thing has to be found first of all if you would like to know where i t is located, the author used web search engines and electronic access to l ibraries and databases to find associations, societies, institutes, discuss ion groups, electronic journals, and other resources. The article ends with a discussion of the capabilities and limitations of network supported sear ches.