RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Telepsychiatry: Critical Dimensions for Forensic Services
JF Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online
JO J Am Acad Psychiatry Law
FD American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law
SP 539
OP 546
VO 33
IS 4
A1 Thomas W. Miller
A1 Deborah C. Burton
A1 Kelly Hill
A1 Ginny Luftman
A1 Lane J. Veltkemp
A1 Marion Swope
YR 2005
UL http://jaapl.org/content/33/4/539.abstract
AB The use of telepsychiatry technology and services has gained attention among legal and clinical practitioners. In the current article, telepsychiatry is defined, and an innovative model of telepsychiatry care delivery that is in use in a child and adolescent forensic evaluation clinic is examined. Critical factors specific to forensics services are examined, as are those specific to telepsychiatry, including transmission mode, privacy and confidentiality, expense, quality of care, face‐to‐face versus video transmission, user satisfaction, and liability concerns in the use of telepsychiatry.