Abstract
This article describes the University of California, Davis Medical Center eMental Health Consultation Service, a program designed to integrate tele-mental health clinical services, provider-to-provider consultation, and provider distance education. During the first year of operation, consultations were provided for 289 cases. The most common diagnoses among children were for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder-spectrum problems. Among the adult patients, mood disorders were most common. A convenience sample of 33 adult patients who completed the SF-12 health status measure showed significant improvements in mental health status at 3-6 months of follow-up. This model of comprehensive rural outpatient primary mental health care delivered at a distance shows promise for wider application and deserves further study.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 135-141 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Psychosomatics |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Mar 2007 |
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- Psychology(all)
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The e-mental health consultation service : Providing enhanced primary-care mental health services through telemedicine. / Neufeld, Jonathan D.; Yellowlees, Peter Mackinlay; Hilty, Donald M.; Cobb, Hattie; Bourgeois, James A.
In: Psychosomatics, Vol. 48, No. 2, 03.2007, p. 135-141.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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