Abstract
To investigate what is lost or gained in a psychiatric evaluation when it takes place via telepsychiatry we compared the inter-rater reliability between two psychiatrists interviewing 63 subjects in an observer/interviewer split configuration in telepsychiatry and same-room settings. The measures used were the BPRS and interviewer ratings from a semi-structured interview. Patients also rated their experience. There were some clear differences between the telepsychiatry and same-room evaluations. Despite these variations, diagnoses were as reliably made by telepsychiatry. Patient acceptance of telepsychiatry was high.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 3-5 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue number | SUPPL. 1 |
| State | Published - 1997 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Health Policy
- Nursing(all)
- Health Informatics
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Baigent, M. F., Lloyd, C. J., Kavanagh, S. J., Ben-Tovim, D. I., Yellowlees, P. M., Kalucy, R. S., & Bond, M. J. (1997). Telepsychiatry: 'Tele' yes, but what about the 'psychiatry'? Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 3(SUPPL. 1), 3-5.