Purpose Rural areas persistently face a shortage of mental health specialists. Task shifting,
or task sharing, is an approach in global mental health that may help address unmet mental …

Rural communities face tremendous challenges in accessing mental health and substance
abuse treatment services. Some of the most promising advancements in the delivery of rural …

Purpose: Telemedicine is being increasingly used in many areas of health care, particularly
to reduce the barriers that rural populations face in accessing health-care services …

Background: Videoconference enables outpatient appointments to be conducted in a
manner that increases convenience for patients, and this increase in convenience is widely …

Telegenetics involves the use of technology (generally video conferencing) to remotely
provide genetic services. A telegenetics platform is critical for those with limitations or …

INTRODUCTION: Measurement of mental health is challenging; however, many solutions
may be found through the use of health information technology. METHOD: This article …

A major barrier to high-quality health care for individuals living in rural communities is
specialty care access. Telehealth has emerged as an alternative approach to improving …

Introduction Telehealth has been shown to improve access to care, reduce personal
expenses and reduce the need for travel. Despite these benefits, patients may be less …

Telehealth is a growing field, its pertinence magnified by COVID‐19 causing the accelerated
digitalization of the world. Given the significant global demand to provide telehealth …

While COVID-19 has caused significant mental health consequences, telemental health
services have the potential to mitigate this problem. But due to the sensitive nature of mental …