What is Telemental Health?
Telemental health is the process of providing health care from a distance through technology, often using videoconferencing. Telemental health can involve provide a range of services such as therapy. Telemental health involves direct interaction between a therapist and the patient.
We are able to provide services to individuals residing in the following states:
Idaho
Oregon
California
Benefits of Telemental Health
Video-based telemental health helps a therapist to meet a clients needs by providing convenience and easily accessible mental health services. Telemental health can benefit clients in a number of ways, such as:
Although telemental health has the disadvantage of the patient and psychiatrist not being in the same room, it can create enhanced feelings of safety, security and privacy for many patients.
Telemental health is the process of providing health care from a distance through technology, often using videoconferencing. Telemental health can involve provide a range of services such as therapy. Telemental health involves direct interaction between a therapist and the patient.
We are able to provide services to individuals residing in the following states:
Idaho
Oregon
California
Benefits of Telemental Health
Video-based telemental health helps a therapist to meet a clients needs by providing convenience and easily accessible mental health services. Telemental health can benefit clients in a number of ways, such as:
- Improve access to mental health specialty care that might not otherwise be available
- Provide care to the patient’s location
- Reduce delays in care
- Improve continuity of care and follow-up
- Reduce the need for time off work, childcare services, etc. to access appointments far away
- Reduce potential transportation barriers, such as lack of transportation or the need for long drives
- Reduce the barrier of stigma
- While some people may be reluctant or even feel awkward talking to person in a screen, experience shows most people become quickly comfortable with it. Some people may actually be more relaxed and willing to open up from the comfort of their home.
- Telemental health allows therapists to treat more patients in distant locations. Therapist need to be licensed in the state(s) where the patient they are working with is located. State licensing boards and legislatures view the location of the patient as the place where “the practice of medicine” occurs.
Although telemental health has the disadvantage of the patient and psychiatrist not being in the same room, it can create enhanced feelings of safety, security and privacy for many patients.