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Review
. 2009 Apr;11(2):114-9.
doi: 10.1007/s11920-009-0018-9.

Telemedicine in children and adolescents

Wynn W Paing  1 , Ronald A Weller, Bill Welsh, Taliba Foster, Jennifer M Birnkrant, Elizabeth B Weller
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Review

Telemedicine in children and adolescents

Wynn W Paing et al. Curr Psychiatry Rep. 2009 Apr.

Abstract

Psychiatric care for children and adolescents is limited in remote and underserved areas because of the shortage of child and adolescent psychiatrists. Telepsychiatry has the potential to alleviate this problem. This article reviews the procedures used to develop telepsychiatry, equipment needed for videoconferencing in telepsychiatry, benefits and limitations of telepsychiatry, and confidentiality issues in telepsychiatry. Many questions regarding confidentiality, legality, reimbursement, cost-effectiveness, and technology still need to be resolved. However, telepsychiatry has the potential to be a useful treatment alternative.

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