Interpersonal communications and telemedicine: hypotheses and methods.
Demonstration interviews between a psychiatrist who has used videolinks for a range of clinical interactions and a simulated patient facilitate a better understanding of interpersonal communication, both face to face and mediated. This might allow users to be trained to maximize the use of the available communications technology and provide a source of more rational reassurance for the technophobic professional.
McLaren
P M
PM
Division of Psychiatry and Psychology, UMDS, London, UK. 101511.3427@compuserve.com
Ball
C J
CJ
D001290:Attitude; D001519:Behavior; D005149:Facial Expression; D006801:Humans; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011187:Posture; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000379:methods*; D019114:Remote Consultation