A new study by the University Of Missouri School Of Medicine proves that telehealth services help to treat underserved areas. Telepsychiatry, the practice of psychiatry sessions via secure video, is helping to bridge the mental health access gap. Mirna Becevic, Ph.D., an assistant research professor of telemedicine at the MU School of Medicine and
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Telepsychiatry is the use of teleconferencing technology to bring the psychiatrists to patients in underserved areas. The implication of this service results in less travel for many patients and the services have been designed to be understood and used by those of all expertise levels. In a study from Mental Illness performed in Ontario, Canada
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