| Literature DB >> 19302764 |
Wynn W Paing1, Ronald A Weller, Bill Welsh, Taliba Foster, Jennifer M Birnkrant, Elizabeth B Weller.
Abstract
Psychiatric care for children and adolescents is limited in remote and underserved areas because of the shortage of child and adolescent psychiatrists. Telepsychiatry has the potential to alleviate this problem. This article reviews the procedures used to develop telepsychiatry, equipment needed for videoconferencing in telepsychiatry, benefits and limitations of telepsychiatry, and confidentiality issues in telepsychiatry. Many questions regarding confidentiality, legality, reimbursement, cost-effectiveness, and technology still need to be resolved. However, telepsychiatry has the potential to be a useful treatment alternative.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19302764 DOI: 10.1007/s11920-009-0018-9
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Curr Psychiatry Rep ISSN: 1523-3812 Impact factor: 5.285