Telepsychology: Research and practice overview

Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 67-79

  Nelson, Eve Lynn ^a,b   Bui, Thao N ^c   Velasquez, Sarah E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Child telemental health; Telemedicine; Telepsychology; Videoconferencing

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONFIDENTIALITY; DOCUMENTATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; LICENSING; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PATIENT SAFETY; PERSONNEL SHORTAGE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; PSYCHOLOGIST; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; STRUCTURED CLINICAL INTERVIEW FOR DSM DISORDERS; TELEHEALTH; TELEMEDICINE; VIDEOCONFERENCING;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; TELEMEDICINE; VIDEOCONFERENCING;

EID: 78449259945     PISSN: 10564993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chc.2010.08.005     Document Type: Review

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