Telemental Health
Clinical, Technical, and Administrative Foundations for Evidence-Based Practice

An introduction to telemental health by top experts that explores how to construct a therapeutic space in different contexts when conducting telemental health, how to improve access for special populations, and how to develop an evidence base and best practice in telemental health

Kathleen Myers (Edited by), Carolyn Turvey (Edited by)

9780124160484

Hardback, published 20 September 2012

400 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 2.6 cm, 0.85 kg

"I found this book to be enthralling and informative…. It provides a significant dataset of what has worked, and through a well-written narrative on the evidence base, this book will serve as the foundation of TMH moving forward and should be a ready reference for all participants in TMH." --Telemedicine and e-Health, October 2013

Acquiring access to mental health treatments can be difficult for those who are not near mental health facilities. The growing field of telemental health addresses this problem by using video and telephone conferencing to provide patients with access to psychiatric professionals. However, the process faces challenges to gain adoption into mainstream medical practice and to develop an evidence base supporting its efficacy. In this comprehensive text, leading professionals in the field provide an introduction to telemental health and explore how to construct a therapeutic space in different contexts when conducting telemental health, how to improve access for special populations, and how to develop an evidence base and best practice in telemental health. In the past 15 years, implementation of telemental health has seemed to follow more from need than from demonstrated efficacy. The thorough and insightful chapters within this book show the importance of continued research and thoughtful development of ethical and responsible practice that is needed in the field and begin to lay out steps in constructing this process. Telemental Health will be an essential book for all clinical practitioners and researchers in mental health fields.

1. Introduction
2. Telemental Health as a Solution to the Widening Gap Between Supply and Demand for Mental Health Services
3. Establishing Therapeutic Rapport in Telemental Health
4. Ethical Considerations in Providing Mental Health Services Over Videoteleconferencing 
5. Integrating Culturally Appropriate Care into Telemental Health Practice
6. Managing Risk and Protecting Privacy in Telemental Health: An Overview of Legal, Regulatory, and Risk Management Issues
7. Business Aspects of Telemental Health in Private Practice
8. Technology Options for the Provision of Mental Health Care Through Videoteleconferencing
9. Telemental Health in Primary Care
10. Geriatric Telemental Health
11. Child and Adolescent Telemental Health
12. Rural Veterans and Telemental Health Service Delivery
13. Videoteleconferencing in Forensic and Correctional Practice
14. Special Considerations for Conducting Neuropsychological Assessment Over Videoteleconferencing.
15. Special Considerations for Conducting Psychotherapy Over Videoteleconferencing.
16. Special Considerations for Conducting Psychopharmacologic Treatment Over Videoteleconferencing.
17. Clinically Informed Telemental Health in Post-Disaster Areas.
18. Social Networking and Mental Health
19. Research in Telemental Helath: Review and Synthesis
20. Conclusions

Subject Areas: Cognition & cognitive psychology [JMR], Experimental psychology [JML], Occupational & industrial psychology [JMJ]