title: The Impact of Health Information Technology on the Doctor-Patient Relationship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
abstract: As health information technology continues to expand and permeate medicine, there is increasing concern for the effect on the therapeutic relationship between patient and psychiatrist. This article explores this impact, seeking wisdom from adult psychiatry and more broadly from general medical disciplines to draw conclusions regarding how the child psychiatry encounter may be affected. Several proposed strategies to mitigate potential negative impacts of health information technology on the therapeutic relationship across practice settings are offered.
authors.affiliation: Child Psychiatry, Nationwide Children's Hospital, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, 700 Children's Drive, Columbus, OH 43215, USA. Electronic address: Rajeev.Krishna@nationwidechildrens.org.
authors.forename: Rajeev
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Krishna
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000296:Adolescent Psychiatry / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D002648:Child; D002665:Child Psychiatry / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D008490:Medical Informatics / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations
keywords: Electronic health records; Health information technology; Patient-psychiatrist relationship