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Practice parameter for telepsychiatry with children and adolescents
Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
|November 27, 2008
Summary
This practice parameter outlines best practices for telepsychiatry services for children and adolescents. It provides principles for establishing and optimizing telepsychiatry, ensuring quality mental healthcare delivery.
Area of Science:
- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- Telehealth Services
- Mental Healthcare Delivery
Background:
- Telepsychiatry is an evolving mode of healthcare delivery.
- There is a growing need for accessible mental health services for children and adolescents.
- Existing practice parameters require adaptation for telepsychiatry.
Purpose of the Study:
- To define terms and review the current status of telepsychiatry.
- To present evidence-based principles for establishing and optimizing telepsychiatry services for pediatric populations.
- To guide the integration of telepsychiatry into existing child and adolescent psychiatric care frameworks.
Main Methods:
- Review of existing scientific evidence.
- Clinical consensus among experts.
- Development of practice principles specific to telepsychiatry.
Main Results:
- Established definitions and reviewed the status of telepsychiatry.
- Presented principles for service establishment and clinical practice optimization.
- Emphasized the integration of telepsychiatry with other practice parameters.
Conclusions:
- This parameter represents a foundational approach to telepsychiatry "best practices" for child and adolescent services.
- Telepsychiatry offers a viable and evolving method for delivering psychiatric care to youth.
- Integration is key for comprehensive and effective telepsychiatric service delivery.
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