Telepsychiatry is an innovative healthcare model that applies telemedicine to the field of psychiatry. In most cases, telepsychiatry uses video conferencing to deliver psychiatric assessment and treatment, allowing more people access to high-quality psychiatric care — no matter their location.

Numerous studies conducted over the years have demonstrated that telepsychiatry is equivalent to in-person care in diagnostic accuracy, treatment effectiveness, quality of care, and patient satisfaction.

Telemedicine allows for the treatment of any condition that does not require physical presence to treat. Psychiatry is uniquely suitable for telemedicine practice. Therapy, counseling, diagnosis, and treatment for nearly every psychological disorder whether related to mood, anxiety, cognitive functioning, substance dependency, etc. Can be conducted via telepsychiatric sessions. Telepsychiatry has the added benefit of allowing for specialists to conference in from anywhere in the country, or even the world, meaning that you can treat more specific, more esoteric, or more exotic conditions as needed.

To implement telepsychiatry, you need only a solid internet connection (DSL, cable, T1 or higher) and a device capable of videoconferencing. While a laptop or PC with a good web camera and microphone is preferable, a tablet or even a smartphone can work in a pinch for teleconferencing. No specialized media equipment is necessary, although you can certainly set up a conference room for ideal communications with a larger group of people.

Our psychiatric professionals strictly adhere to the federal and state guidelines that apply to their practices. Additionally, different states may implement and apply different guidelines specific to telepsychiatry.