title: Telepsychiatry: critical dimensions for forensic services.
abstract: The use of telepsychiatry technology and services has gained attention among legal and clinical practitioners. In the current article, telepsychiatry is defined, and an innovative model of telepsychiatry care delivery that is in use in a child and adolescent forensic evaluation clinic is examined. Critical factors specific to forensics services are examined, as are those specific to telepsychiatry, including transmission mode, privacy and confidentiality, expense, quality of care, face-to-face versus video transmission, user satisfaction, and liability concerns in the use of telepsychiatry.
authors.affiliation: School of Allied Health, University of Connecticut, Storrs, 06269-2101, USA. tom.miller@uconn.edu
authors.forename: Thomas W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: Deborah C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Burton
authors.forename: Kelly
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hill
authors.forename: Ginny
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Luftman
authors.forename: Lane J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Veltkemp
authors.forename: Marion
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Swope
mesh_terms: D004864:Equipment and Supplies / Q000191:economics; D005555:Forensic Psychiatry / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008004:Licensure / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D008318:Malpractice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D018907:Privacy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000592:standards; D013685:Telecommunications / Q000191:economics; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000379:methods*; D014481:United States; D014743:Videotape Recording / Q000191:economics