Telepsychiatry for Mental Health Service Delivery to Children and Adolescents
Children constitute 40% of India’s population. Large number of children with psychiatric disorders and neurodevelopmental conditions are unable to access mental health services due to factors such as unavailability of these services in smaller urban and rural centres and lack of training for primary...
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| author | John Vijay Sagar Kommu Eesha Sharma Ujjwal Ramtekkar |
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| description | Children constitute 40% of India’s population. Large number of children with psychiatric disorders and neurodevelopmental conditions are unable to access mental health services due to factors such as unavailability of these services in smaller urban and rural centres and lack of training for primary care providers. Given the relatively easy access to video conferencing technology, feasibility and acceptability of Telepsychiatry, there is an urgent need to invest resources and strengthen the use of Telepsychiatry for child and adolescent mental health training and serviced delivery . This viewpoint article discusses the need,scope,experiences and challenges related to use of Telepsychiatry in the area of child mental health. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-94279188828448bca7a33cc495d5b1e92022-12-21T22:45:03ZengSAGE PublishingIndian Journal of Psychological Medicine0253-71760975-15642020-10-014210.1177/0253717620959256Telepsychiatry for Mental Health Service Delivery to Children and AdolescentsJohn Vijay Sagar Kommu0Eesha Sharma1Ujjwal Ramtekkar2 Dept. of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, NIMHANS, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. Dept. of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, NIMHANS, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. Dept. of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, USA.Children constitute 40% of India’s population. Large number of children with psychiatric disorders and neurodevelopmental conditions are unable to access mental health services due to factors such as unavailability of these services in smaller urban and rural centres and lack of training for primary care providers. Given the relatively easy access to video conferencing technology, feasibility and acceptability of Telepsychiatry, there is an urgent need to invest resources and strengthen the use of Telepsychiatry for child and adolescent mental health training and serviced delivery . This viewpoint article discusses the need,scope,experiences and challenges related to use of Telepsychiatry in the area of child mental health.https://doi.org/10.1177/0253717620959256 |
| spellingShingle | John Vijay Sagar Kommu Eesha Sharma Ujjwal Ramtekkar Telepsychiatry for Mental Health Service Delivery to Children and Adolescents Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine |
| title | Telepsychiatry for Mental Health Service Delivery to Children and Adolescents |
| title_full | Telepsychiatry for Mental Health Service Delivery to Children and Adolescents |
| title_fullStr | Telepsychiatry for Mental Health Service Delivery to Children and Adolescents |
| title_full_unstemmed | Telepsychiatry for Mental Health Service Delivery to Children and Adolescents |
| title_short | Telepsychiatry for Mental Health Service Delivery to Children and Adolescents |
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