A feasibility study of the use of asynchronous telepsychiatry for psychiatric consultations

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 61, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 838-840

  Yellowlees, Peter M ^a   Odor, Alberto ^a   Parish, Michelle Burke ^a   Iosif, Ana Maria ^b   Haught, Karen ^c   Hilty, Donald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Tulare County Public Health   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MOOD DISORDER; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHIATRIST; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TELEPSYCHIATRY; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 77955366460     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: 15579700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ps.2010.61.8.838     Document Type: Article

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