Reactions of psychiatric patients to telepsychiatry

Reactions of psychiatric patients to telepsychiatry

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Telepsychiatry could offer a viable medical service to remote or isolated social communities if it does not generate adverse reactions such as delusional ideation, particularly in patients in settlements without adequate exposure to mainstream culture and internet.We examined subjective reactions to telepsychiatry of randomly selected 84 psychiatric patients from remote locations in Ontario, Canada.They rated the quality of their teleconferencing sessions via Chest Freezer 10 item questionnaire and were asked about advantages and disadvantages Collections of telepsychiatry.The majority of patients indicated that they were able to communicate as if physically present (92.9%) and were comfortable with telepsychiatric service (95.

2%).They found the sessions as beneficial as direct meetings with their psychiatrist (84.5%) and would use this service again (98.8%).There were no instances of telepsychiatry being associated with adverse reactions in patients from remote communities with inadequate exposure to modern mainstream culture and internet.