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Title: | Telepsychiatry' in the time of COVID-19: Overcoming the challenges |
Authors: | Perera, S.R. Gambheera, H. Williams, S. |
Keywords: | Telemedicine Psychiatry COVID-19 |
Issue Date: | 2020 |
Publisher: | Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications |
Citation: | Indian Journal of Psychiatry. 2020; 62(9): S391-S394. |
Abstract: | ABSTRACT: Telepsychiatry, the application of telemedicine in the field of psychiatry is defined as the use of electronic communication and information technologies to provide or support clinical psychiatric care at a distance. COVID 19 and its implications related to physical distancing for patients and service providers has made tele-psychiatry and e-consultations an attractive option. Psychiatry, more than any other field in medicine stands to benefit through tele-psychiatry as a physical examination may not be always necessary to arrive at a diagnosis. Some have gone on to suggest that tele psychiatry is likely to replace in person psychiatric assessments pertaining to certain clinical situations. The article reviews the existing evidence for tele-psychiatry and addresses the challenges and pitfalls in the South Asian context. © 2020 Indian Journal of Psychiatry Published by Wolters Kluwer-Medknow. |
Description: | Indexed in Scopus; Not in MEDLINE/PUBMED |
URI: | http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/21598 |
ISSN: | 00195545 |
Appears in Collections: | Journal/Magazine Articles |
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