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Although empirically supported treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have been available for some time, many treatment-seeking trauma survivors do not receive such services. This is especially true in remote and rural areas where access to specialists is the exception rather than the rule. Fortunately, advances in videoconferencing-based technologies are improving rural trauma survivors' access to remote specialty clinics, thereby allowing access to optimal treatments for PTSD. At present, however, little is known about feasibility, barriers, and efficacy of exposure therapy provided through distance technologies. The present case study attempts to partially address this void by providing an account of exposure therapy implemented via videoconferencing with a motor vehicle accident survivor.

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PTSD Telehealth motor vehicle accident telemedicine

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Telehealth-Based Exposure Therapy for Motor Vehicle Accident-Related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

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