title: Telepsychotherapy. Psychotherapy by telephone, videotelephone, and computer videoconferencing.
abstract: Telepsychotherapy is defined as psychotherapy conducted by a therapist at a location different from the patient's through bidirectional communication technology supporting real-time interactivity in the audio, audiovisual, or text modalities. Various types of telecommunication equipment are considered. Vignettes of 2 cases treated by means of the AT&T Videophone 2500 are presented. Medicolegal aspects and clinical issues, including ethics, confidentiality, patient selection, and therapy technique, are addressed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Science, University of South Carolina School of Medicine 29203, USA.
authors.forename: E H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Kaplan
mesh_terms: D003199:Computer Systems; D003219:Confidentiality; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D016365:Liability, Legal; D008004:Licensure; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D013689:Telephone; D014741:Video Recording / Q000379:methods