Telemental health, which involves clinicians connecting remotely to patients via teleconferencing, has seen growing interest. In addition to providing in-home treatment, this technology allows specialists to provide care in remote and underserved areas. Current research suggests that both patients and clinicians are satisfied with telemental health services and that it is comparable in terms of quality to in-person care. Nonetheless, concerns still exist regarding its effects on the role of clinicians and the care they provide.
American Hospital Association. (2015). The promise of telehealth for hospitals, health systems and their communities. Washington, DC: Author.
2.
BasherR. L.ArmstrongP. A.YoussefZ. I. (1975). Telemedicine: Explorations in the use of telecommunications in health care. Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas.
3.
FreiburgerG.HolcombM.PiperD. (2007). The STARPAHC collection: Part of an archive of the history of telemedicine. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 13, 221-223. doi:10.1258/135763307781458949
4.
FruehB. C.MonnierJ.YimE.GrubaughA. L.HamnerM. B.KnappR. G. (2007). A randomized trial of telepsychiatry for post-traumatic stress disorder. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 13, 142-147. doi:10.1258/135763307780677604
5.
GardnerM. R.JenkinsS. M.O’NeilD. A.WoodD. L.SpurrierB. R.PruthiS. (2015). Perceptions of video-based appointments from the patient’s home: A patient survey. Telemedicine and E-Health, 21, 281-285. doi:10.1089/tmj.2014.0037
6.
GodleskiL.NievesJ. E.DarkinsA.LehmannL. (2008). VA telemental health: Suicide assessment. Behavioral Sciences and the Law, 26, 271-286. doi:10.1002/bsl.811
7.
GrubbsK. M.FortneyJ. C.DeanT.WilliamsJ. S.GodleskiL. (2015). A comparison of mental health diagnoses treated via interactive video and face to face in the Veterans Healthcare Administration. Telemedicine and E-Health, 21, 564-566. doi:10.1089/tmj.2014.0152
8.
HarrellK. M.WilkinsS. S.ConnorM. K.ChodoshJ. (2014). Telemedicine and the evaluation of cognitive impairment: The additive value of neuropsychological assessment. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 15, 600-606. doi:10.1016/j.jamda.2014.04.015
9.
HiltR. J.BarclayR. P.BushJ.StoutB.AndersonN.WignallJ. R. (2015). A statewide child telepsychiatry consult system yields desired health system changes and savings. Telemedicine and E-Health, 21, 533-537. doi:10.1089/tmj.2014.0161
10.
HiltyD. M.LuoJ. S.MoracheC.MarceloD. A.NesbittT. S. (2002). Telepsychiatry: An overview for psychiatrists. CNS Drugs, 16, 527-548. doi:10.2165/00023210-200216080-00003
11.
HiltyD. M.MarksS. L.UrnessD.YellowleesP. M.NesbittT. S. (2004). Clinical and educational telepsychiatry applications: A review. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 49(1), 12-23.
12.
HiltyD. M.YellowleesP. M.ParrishM. B.ChanS. (2015). Telepsychiatry: Effective, evidence-based, and at a tipping point in health care delivery?Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 38, 559-592. doi:10.1016/j.psc.2015.05.006
13.
Jenkins-GuarnieriM. A.PruittL. D.LuxtonD. D.JohnsonK. (2015). Patient perceptions of telemental health: Systematic review of direct comparisons to in-person psychotherapeutic treatments. Telemedicine and E-Health, 21, 652-660. doi:10.1089/tmj.2014.0165
14.
LindsayJ. A.KauthM. R.HudsonS.MartinL. A.RamseyD. J.DailyL.RaderJ. (2015). Implementation of video telehealth to improve access to evidence-based psychotherapy for posttraumatic stress disorder. Telemedicine and E-Health, 21, 467-472. doi:10.1089/tmj.2014.0114
15.
McWilliamsJ. K. (2015). Integrating telemental healthcare with the patient-centered medical home model. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology, 25, 1-5. doi:10.1089/cap.2015.0044
16.
MorlandL. A.GreeneC. J.RosenC. S.FoyD.ReillyP.ShoreJ.. . . FruehB. C. (2010). Telemedicine for anger management therapy in a rural population of combat veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder: A randomized non inferiority trial. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 71, 855-863. doi:10.4088/JCP.09m05604blu
17.
O’ReillyR.BishopJ.MaddoxK.HutchinsonL.FismanM.TakharJ. (2007). Is telepsychiatry equivalent to face-to-face psychiatry? Results from a randomized controlled equivalence trial. Psychiatric Services, 58, 836-843. doi:10.1176/appi.ps.58.6.836
18.
PeltonD.WangelinB.TuerkP. (2015). Utilizing telehealth to support treatment of acute stress disorder in a theater of war: Prolonged exposure via clinical videoconferencing. Telemedicine and E-Health, 21, 382-387. doi:10.1089/tmj.2014.0111
19.
PruittL. D.LuxtonD. D.ShoreP. (2014). Additional clinical benefits of home-based telemental health treatments. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 45, 340-346. doi:10.1037/a0035461
20.
RuskinP. E.Silver-AylaianM.KlingM. A.ReedS. A.BradhamD. D.HebelJ. R.. . . HauserP. (2004). Treatment outcomes in depression: Comparison of remote treatment through telepsychiatry to in-person treatment. American Journal of Psychiatry, 161, 1471-1476. doi:10.1176/appi.ajp.161.8.1471
21.
SalmoiraghiA.HussainS. (2015). A systematic review of the use of telepsychiatry in acute settings. Journal of Psychiatric Practice, 21, 389-393. doi:10.1097/PRA.0000000000000103
22.
ThieleJ. S.DoarnC. R.ShoreJ. H. (2015). Locum tenens and telepsychiatry: Trends in psychiatric care. Telemedicine and E-Health, 21, 510-513. doi:10.1089/tmj.2014.0159
23.
ThomasL.CapistrantG. (2015). State telemedicine gaps analysis: Physician practice standards and licensure. Washington, DC: American Telemedicine Association.
24.
VahiaI. V.NgB.CamachoA.CardenasV.ChernerM.DeppC. A.. . . AghaZ. (2015). Telepsychiatry for neurocognitive testing in older rural Latino adults. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 23, 666-670. doi:10.1016/j.jagp.2014.08.006
25.
ValdagnoM.GoracciA.di VoloS.FagioliniA. (2014). Telepsychiatry: New perspectives and open issues. CNS Spectrums, 19, 479-481. doi:10.1017/S1092852913000916
