Telepsychiatry and e-mental health services: potential for improving access to mental health care.
Reforming mental health care is a focus of many ongoing initiatives in the United States, both at the national and state levels. Access to adequate mental health care services is one of the identified problems. Telepsychiatry and e-mental health services could improve access to mental health care in rural, remote and underserved areas. The authors discuss the required technology, common applications and barriers associated with the implementation of telepsychiatry and e-mental health services.
McGinty
Kaye L
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Department of Psychiatric Medicine, Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27834, USA. mcgintyk@ecu.edu
Saeed
Sy Atezaz
SA
Simmons
Scott C
SC
Yildirim
Yilmaz
Y
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