Telepsychiatry and Telepsychotherapy: Critical Issues Faced by Indian Patients and Psychiatrists

Telepsychiatry and telepsychotherapy are new treatment modalities that have been used more than ever during the COVID-19 pandemic. There are many challenges that are faced with the use of this modality for both patients and psychiatrists alike. There are critical issues faced with regard to the deve...

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Autores principales: Sousa, Avinash De, Shrivastava, Amresh, Shah, Bhumika
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7736729/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33354069
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0253717620960407
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Sumario:Telepsychiatry and telepsychotherapy are new treatment modalities that have been used more than ever during the COVID-19 pandemic. There are many challenges that are faced with the use of this modality for both patients and psychiatrists alike. There are critical issues faced with regard to the development of rapport, managing the entire teleconsultation set up, privacy and issues related to fees, issues related to prescribing and monitoring, and issues while handling emergencies. The challenges faced are discussed and some solutions if possible are laid out.

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