What is Telepsychiatry?

Telemedicine is the process of providing health care from a distance through technology, often using videoconferencing. Telepsychiatry, a subset of telemedicine, can involve providing a range of services including psychiatric evaluations, therapy (individual therapy, group therapy, family therapy), patient education and medication management. Telepsychiatry can involve direct interaction between a psychiatrist and the patient. It also encompasses psychiatrists supporting primary care providers with mental health care consultation and expertise. Mental health care can be delivered in a live, interactive communication. It can also involve recording Continue reading

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Retinal Microvascular and Neurodegenerative Changes in Alzheimer’s Disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment Compared with Control Participants

Retinal Microvascular and Neurodegenerative Changes in Alzheimer’s Disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment Compared with Control Participants Presented at: Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, April–May 2018, Honolulu, Hawaii; Duke Residents’ and Fellows’ Day, June 2018, Durham, North … Continue reading

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Crowdsourcing Diagnosis for Patients With Undiagnosed Illnesses: An Evaluation of CrowdMed

Crowdsourcing Diagnosis for Patients With Undiagnosed Illnesses: An Evaluation of CrowdMed http://www.jmir.org/2016/1/e12/   Ashley N.D Meyer1,2, PhD ; Christopher A Longhurst3, MD, MS ; Hardeep Singh1,2, MD, MPH  1Houston Veterans Affairs Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety, Health Services Research … Continue reading

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Smartphone apps in epilepsy care

Application of mobile phones in epilepsy care Lakshmi Narasimhan Ranganathan, Somasundaram Aadhimoolam Chinnadurai, Balasubramanian Samivel, Bhanu Kesavamurthy, Man Mohan Mehndiratta Abstract Objectives To evaluate the applications of mobile phones in the day to day care of epileptic patients as a … Continue reading

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Researchers are trying to determine whether monitoring mood encourages people to seek out psychiatric care.

Mood Mate: Great Mental Health App, Could We Get One Like It Stateside? | HealthWorks Collective.  

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