Practice Guidelines for Videoconferencing-Based Telemental Health
October 23, 2009 This report was written by Peter Yellowlees, MD, Jay Shore, MD, and Lisa Roberts, PhD concerning telemental health. Telemental health is one of the most active applications of telehealth rendered in the United States. Mental health is particularly suited to the use of advanced communication technologies and the internet for delivery of care. By using advanced communication technologies, mental health professionals are able to widen their reach to patients in a cost-effective manner, ameliorating the maldistribution of specialty care.The following guidelines are designed to aid in the development and practice of coherent, effective, safe and . . .
