Delivering an Evidence-Based Mental Health Treatment to Underserved Populations Using Telemedicine: The Case of a Trauma-Affected Adolescent in a Rural Setting

Cognitive and Behavioral Practice

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 331-344

  Shealy, Kristen M ^a   Davidson, Tatiana M ^a   Jones, Andrea M ^a   Lopez, Cristina M ^a   de Arellano, Michael A ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

PTSD; Rural; Telemedicine; Trauma; Underserved populations

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CASE REPORT; CHILD BEHAVIOR CHECKLIST; CLIENT SATISFACTION QUESTIONNAIRE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SELF REPORT; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SHORT MOODS AND FEELINGS QUESTIONNAIRE; TELEMEDICINE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAUMA FOCUSED COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY; UCLA POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER INDEX; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84931577570     PISSN: 10777229     EISSN: 1878187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpra.2014.04.007     Document Type: Article

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