ABSTRACT

For many people, the Internet is indispensible and inescapable. It has inltrated every aspect of our lives. One can pay bills, shop, nd a romantic partner, take college courses for credit, research medical conditions, watch television, and share every moment of life online. rough the Internet, one can learn how to do anything from ride a bike to build a bomb. Plus, social media allows someone to become anyone he or she wants to be without the pesky constraints of reality. It only makes sense that the Internet has become an indispensible tool for forensic psychiatrists.