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1. Telepsychiatry a provider administers psychiatric care from a distance
through a
technological interface
-a subset of telehealth
-telepsychiatric services
• psychiatric interview
• psychiatric evaluations
• therapy
• medication management
• consultation
• client education
2. The American Psychiatric As- -benefit the client
sociation (APA, 2020) sup--maintain client autonomy, confidentiality, and privacy
ports telemedicine as a -when used consistent with APA medical ethics policies and estab-
le- gitimate component lished telepsychiatry laws
of a mental health
delivery sys- tem when
telepsychiatry ser- vices:
3. Telepsychiatry services • private practice
are provided in diverse
• outpatient clinics
settings, including:
• schools
• nursing homes
• correctional facilities
• military facilities
4. telepsychiatry services
are delivered through: • videoconferencing technology
• websites
• recorded medical information
• support or chat groups
• asynchronous client-provider interactions social
media
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• links to self-directed or assisted
assessment
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5. Benefits of • improved access to care
telepsychiatry • reduced costs
services:
• improved eflciency
• improved integration of care
• decreased emergency department visits
• fewer delays in care
• improved continuity of care
• reduction of transportation-associated
6. Telepsychiatry , barriers validity, reliability, assessment, and
, , and
treatment outcomes
outcomes are com-
parable to in-person
ser- vices.
7. most common
modali- ties for
providing telepsy- videoconferencing technology
chiatric services is
via
8. In 2018, the American care:
Psy- chiatric Association
(APA), in conjunction
with the Amer- ican
Telemedicine Associa-
tion (ATA) developed:
9. best practices for
providing
videoconferenc- ing-
based telepsychiatric
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best practices for providing
videoconferencing-based telepsychi- atric
care
-guidelines inform the technical
considerations and administra- tive
requirements needed to provide these
services
-Use of a designated technology
platform. Telesessions should not be
conducted using alternate platforms;
however, an alternate plan, such as a
telephone call, may be used in case of
technology failure.
-Provisions for the verification of confidential
and secure client information.
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