Child and youth telepsychiatry in rural and remote primary care

Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 13-28

  Pignatiello, Antonio ^a,b   Teshima, John ^a,b,c   Boydell, Katherine M ^a,d,e   Minden, Debbie ^a,b   Volpe, Tiziana ^a   Braunberger, Peter G ^a,f,g  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^f ST JOSEPH'S CARE GROUP   (Canada)

^g Dilico Anishinabek Family Care   (Canada)

Author keywords

Child Youth; Pediatric; Primary care; Telepsychiatry; Videoconferencing

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CONTINUING EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; LEARNING DISORDER; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MOOD DISORDER; OPPOSITIONAL DEFIANT DISORDER; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REVIEW; RURAL AREA; TELECONSULTATION; TELEMEDICINE; TELEPSYCHIATRY; VIDEOCONFERENCING;

ADOLESCENT; CANADA; CHILD; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; TELEMEDICINE; VIDEOCONFERENCING;

EID: 78449260336     PISSN: 10564993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chc.2010.08.008     Document Type: Review

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