NR548 Psychiatric Assessment Week
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Telepsychiatry
• Subset of telehealth in which a provider administers psychiatric care from a
distance through a technological interface.
• PMHNPs deliver telepsychiatric services such as the psychiatric interview, therapy,
medication management, and consultation via multiple modalities. The most
common virtual appointment includes video and audio capabilities.
• The American Psychiatric Association supports telemedicine as a legitimate
component of a mental health delivery system when telepsychiatry services
benefit the client, maintain client autonomy, confidentiality, and privacy, and
when used consistent with APA medical ethics policies and established
telepsychiatry laws.
True or False: Telepsychiatry is a new service.
==False==
• Telepsychiatry has been used for over 10 years and is an accepted method to
provide mental health services across the lifespan.
• COVID-19 has brought telehealth services to the forefront as a means of
providing healthcare with decreased exposure risk, but telehealth services have
been available and used for many years especially in rural areas to provide access
to otherwise difficult to obtain services.
Telepsychiatry services are provided in diverse settings, including-
• private practice
• outpatient clinics
, • schools
• nursing homes
• correctional facilities
• military facilities
Telepsychiatry services include-
• direct interaction with clients: psychiatric evaluations, therapy, medication
management, and client education
• assisting primary care providers with consultation services.
• websites
• recorded medical information
• support or chat groups
• asynchronous client-provider interactions
• links to self-directed or assisted assessment
Benefits of telepsychiatry services
• improved access to care
• reduced costs
• improved efficiency
• improved integration of care
• decreased emergency department visits
• fewer delays in care
• improved continuity of care
• reduction of transportation-associated barriers
True or False: Telepsychiatry services may be used to provide care to clients across
the lifespan.
==True==
Effectiveness of telepsychiatry
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Telepsychiatry
• Subset of telehealth in which a provider administers psychiatric care from a
distance through a technological interface.
• PMHNPs deliver telepsychiatric services such as the psychiatric interview, therapy,
medication management, and consultation via multiple modalities. The most
common virtual appointment includes video and audio capabilities.
• The American Psychiatric Association supports telemedicine as a legitimate
component of a mental health delivery system when telepsychiatry services
benefit the client, maintain client autonomy, confidentiality, and privacy, and
when used consistent with APA medical ethics policies and established
telepsychiatry laws.
True or False: Telepsychiatry is a new service.
==False==
• Telepsychiatry has been used for over 10 years and is an accepted method to
provide mental health services across the lifespan.
• COVID-19 has brought telehealth services to the forefront as a means of
providing healthcare with decreased exposure risk, but telehealth services have
been available and used for many years especially in rural areas to provide access
to otherwise difficult to obtain services.
Telepsychiatry services are provided in diverse settings, including-
• private practice
• outpatient clinics
, • schools
• nursing homes
• correctional facilities
• military facilities
Telepsychiatry services include-
• direct interaction with clients: psychiatric evaluations, therapy, medication
management, and client education
• assisting primary care providers with consultation services.
• websites
• recorded medical information
• support or chat groups
• asynchronous client-provider interactions
• links to self-directed or assisted assessment
Benefits of telepsychiatry services
• improved access to care
• reduced costs
• improved efficiency
• improved integration of care
• decreased emergency department visits
• fewer delays in care
• improved continuity of care
• reduction of transportation-associated barriers
True or False: Telepsychiatry services may be used to provide care to clients across
the lifespan.
==True==
Effectiveness of telepsychiatry
