Telepsychiatry and comprehensive mental health India.

AMERICAN Psychiatric Association; DOCUMENTATION; HEALTH services accessibility; INTELLECT; MEDICAL care; MEDICAL consultation; MEDICAL technology; MENTAL health; MENTAL health services; NURSING practice; PATIENTS; PATIENT safety; TELEMEDICINE; COST analysis; TELEPSYCHIATRY; TELENURSING

Purpose: Telemedicine in psychiatry is a validated and effective practice of medicine that increases access to health care. Telepsychiatry is also termed as telemental health or E‐mental health using video conferencing which is broadly defined to provide and support psychiatric mental health services across distances. The consumption of knowledge in the mental health field has been renowned sporadically since the sixth decade of the last century. Practice Implications: It is imperative for nurses to see the telehealth technology as a medium for care, and not a tool to replace high‐quality nursing practices. Patient safety will be maintained with telenurses who are able to focus on patient care and not the technology itself. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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