2018
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajp.2018.09.003
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A study on collaborative telepsychiatric consultations to outpatients of district hospitals of Karnataka, India

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“…8 While the lack of human resources is one of the biggest reasons for the wide gap; studies have shown telepsychiatry consultations could be an alternative and innovative approach to bridge this gap in low-resource settings. 32 Telepsychiatry services can be set up quickly and do not require large financial investment; it offers promise as an innovative modality to reach out to the vast majority of people who are in dire need of good quality psychiatry services and mental healthcare. Telepsychiatry helps in realizing the vision of the WHO to provide cost-effective, good quality services to all irrespective of their socio-economic status.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…8 While the lack of human resources is one of the biggest reasons for the wide gap; studies have shown telepsychiatry consultations could be an alternative and innovative approach to bridge this gap in low-resource settings. 32 Telepsychiatry services can be set up quickly and do not require large financial investment; it offers promise as an innovative modality to reach out to the vast majority of people who are in dire need of good quality psychiatry services and mental healthcare. Telepsychiatry helps in realizing the vision of the WHO to provide cost-effective, good quality services to all irrespective of their socio-economic status.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…A retrospective review of case files of patients ( N = 139) who have received collaborative telepsychiatric consultations from January 2013 to June 2017 through videoconferencing at a district hospital in Karnataka has been published recently. 13 In total, 25.9% of the patients had schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders, 14.4% had mental retardation, 13.7% had a mood disorder, and 14.4% had a substance use disorder. Regarding the interventions provided, 67.6% received pharmacotherapy, 7.9% received rehabilitation along with pharmacotherapy, while the rest were referred for further evaluation and in-patient care.…”
Section: Review Of Telepsychiatry Models In the Countrymentioning
confidence: 98%
“…The feasibility, utility, and acceptability of telepsychiatry services has been demonstrated in recent studies. 25 27 Psychiatry, neurology, and neurosurgery specialists provided tele-neuropsychiatry consultation through Specialist-Doctor-Patient model as part of the state-run program for the two central prisons from July 1, 2014, to June 30, 2016. A retrospective file review was done of the tele-neuropsychiatry case records at Tele-Medicine Centre, Located at Tertiary Neuro Psychiatric centre of South India.…”
Section: Geriatric Telepsychiatry In the Indian Contextmentioning
confidence: 99%