Telepsychiatry

Telepsychiatry is a type of telemedicine that remotely delivers psychiatric services to patients. It is typically video-based, allowing psychiatrists to interact with their patients from a distance.

Telepsychiatry services may include:

• Individual therapy
• Psychiatric evaluations and diagnoses
• Family therapy
• Group therapy
• Medication management
• Patient education

Telepsychiatry often receives high patient satisfaction ratings and shows comparable quality of care, diagnosis accuracy, and treatment effectiveness to in-person care.

Though telepsychiatry is often thought of as virtual contact between patient and psychiatrist, it also encompasses care coordination between psychiatrists and other providers such as primary care providers.