The distribution of psychologists and other health professionals in the United States and in other countries is disproportionately concentrated in urban settings and areas of higher socioeconomic status. Against this background, the use of telecommunications technology to provide primary and specialty health care to unserved and underserved populations has grown exponentially over the past decade (
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