Journal
CURRENT PSYCHIATRY REPORTS
Volume 20, Issue 8, Pages -Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s11920-018-0922-y
Keywords
Mental health; Telehealth; Telemental health; Effectiveness; Access
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- VA Office of Rural Health [N16-FY15Q1-S1-P01392 (4440)]
- Department of Veterans Affairs South Central Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC)
- VA HSR&D Houston Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety [CIN 13-413]
- Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, TX
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Telemental health has rapidly evolved as technology and policy advances have allowed new and innovative approaches, including the remote delivery of services directly to patients' homes. This review examined the literature on video to home (VTH) delivery of mental health services to synthesize information regarding (1) the comparative clinical effectiveness of VTH to in-person mental health treatment, (2) impact of VTH on treatment adherence, (3) patient and provider satisfaction with VTH, (4) cost effectiveness of VTH, and (5) clinical considerations for VTH use. Clinical effectiveness, treatment adherence, and patient satisfaction outcomes are comparable for VTH and in-person delivery of psychotherapy and psychiatric consultation services. Clinical applications for VTH have expanded in an effort to provide mental health care to difficult to reach, underserved populations. VTH is less costly than in-person care when assuming that patients could employ existing personal technologies. VTH delivery offers a safe and effective option for increasing access to mental health care for patients who face logistical and stigma-related barriers to receiving in-person treatment. VTH should be routinely offered to patients as an option for receiving care, maximizing patient choice, and coordination of care.
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