Demonstration interviews between a psychiatrist who has used videolinks for a range of clinical interactions and a simulated patient facilitate a better understanding of interpersonal communication, both face to face and mediated. This might allow users to be trained to maximize the use of the available communications technology and provide a source of more rational reassurance for the technophobic professional.
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