DOI: 10.7256/2454-0722.2018.3.27049

Abstract: The subject of the research is Internet psychotherapy of psychosis under the conditions of modern computer culture. A review of the English literature on the use of the Internet for psychotherapy has been made. Such aspects of the topic as video sessions and communication with a doctor in text messengers are considered in detail. The reliability of diagnosing via the Internet and various aspects of the doctor’s understanding of the patient’s condition are analyzed. The phenomenon of distance in the communication of healthy and sick people is investigated. The author has also analyzed the “understanding” communication between the patient and the physician, as well as the qualities necessary for the physician so that such communication plays its therapeutic role. Research methods used by the author include review of the literature, phenomenological and psychological analysis of remote psychotherapy, analysis of mental illness and its role in the existence of the subject. The main conclusion of the analysis is that remote psychotherapy is a reasonable and well-proven method of supporting therapy for mental illness. The main contribution of this article is to justify the usefulness of the use of text messengers for conducting supportive psychotherapy after discharge from the hospital. They are an important addition to therapeutic video sessions and face-to-face meetings with the doctor.