With the stress of the pandemic, the mental health needs of the world is growing. Yet the professionals trained to care for those needs are thin in number, and will struggle to keep up with demand.Technology advancement in psychotherapy or psychiatry can help to address these problems. For example, telepsychiatry - the delivery of psychiatric assessment and treatment via telecommunications technology, usually video conferencing, is an innovative practice in healthcare that applies telemedicine to the field of psychiatry.

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What are the advantages of telepsychiatry or teletherapy appointment?

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With the stress of the pandemic, the mental health needs of the world is growing. Yet the professionals trained to care for those needs are thin in number, and will struggle to keep up with demand.Technology advancement in psychotherapy or psychiatry can help to address these problems. For example, telepsychiatry - the delivery of psychiatric assessment and treatment via telecommunications technology, usually video conferencing, is an innovative practice in healthcare that applies telemedicine to the field of psychiatry.For clients or patients that would choose telepsychiatry or teletherapy over a conventional in-person consultation, they will not only save loads of time for commuting and waiting in the clinic, but also enjoy the comfort of chatting with their therapist or psychiatrist in a familiar space, which is their own home. They weren’t worried about exiting in an unfamiliar office and awkwardly seeing someone they knew in the waiting room. Telehealth, in a way, felt more confidential.A video to explain how easy and safe a telepsychiatry appointment can be.