ArticleIndian journal of psychological medicine2020
Telepsychiatry and Outpatient Department Services.
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- The effectiveness of telemedicine applications in mental health services: a meta-analysis study.Irish journal of medical science · 2025Pooled it
- Exploring the Future of Mental Health: Telepsychiatry Video Consultations on Mobile Phones Versus Laptops: Findings from a Tertiary Care Center.Indian journal of psychological medicine · 2025Article
- Telepsychiatry in Africa: overcoming barriers to access and care.Discover mental health · 2025Review
- Investigation into Application of AI and Telemedicine in Rural Communities: A Systematic Literature Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Role of augmented reality and virtual reality from the Indian healthcare education perspective - A systematic review.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2024Review
- Quality of asynchronous webchatsThe Lancet regional health. Western Pacific · 2024Article
- Examining Outcomes and Challenges of Telepsychiatry in Australian Elderly: A Scoping Review.Journal of aging research · 2023Article
- Home-based telemental health services for Indian patients during the COVID-19 pandemic: A comparison with the pre-COVID phase.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2022Article
- The Application of e-Mental Health in Response to COVID-19: Scoping Review and Bibliometric Analysis.JMIR mental health · 2021Article
- Telemedicine in Geriatric Psychiatry: Relevance in India.Indian journal of psychological medicine · 2021Article
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Abstract
The utilization of telemedicine and telepsychiatry (TP) services in the outpatient department (OPD) has been increasing in recent years. The information about the technological, administrative, and clinical challenges is being addressed by the telemedicine and TP guidelines published by several individual nations. TP aims to address the treatment gaps, barriers for utilization, accessibility, diagnostic validity, financial implications, and individual client preferences. Utilization of TP in the OPD varies from country to country depending upon their healthcare delivery systems. It also varies in populations utilizing the TP services-urban, rural, child and adolescent, geriatric, and differently abled. TP services in the OPDs are being incorporated differentially by government organizations, insurance recognized psychiatric healthcare organizations, private psychiatric group practice deliverers, and individual, standalone psychiatric healthcare deliverers. TP may not replace the traditional in-person consultations completely. Covid-19 pandemic has hastened its utilization across several healthcare delivery systems. Healthcare organizations, clinicians, other healthcare deliverers, and end users are in the process of adapting to the new scenario. Incorporation of the big data, machine learning, artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and other technological advances in the psychiatric healthcare delivery systems into TP services in the OPDs would significantly contribute to the overall quality and efficacy of the psychiatric healthcare delivery systems in the future.
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