VA Puget Sound Telemental Health Service to rural veterans: a growing program

Sara V Smucker Barnwell; Meghan A Juretic; Katherine D Hoerster; Richard Van de Plasch; Bradford L Felker

doi:10.1037/a0025999

VA Puget Sound Telemental Health Service to rural veterans: a growing program

Psychol Serv. 2012 May;9(2):209-211. doi: 10.1037/a0025999.

Authors

Sara V Smucker Barnwell¹, Meghan A Juretic¹, Katherine D Hoerster¹, Richard Van de Plasch¹, Bradford L Felker¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Veteran Affairs Medical Center.

PMID: 22662737
DOI: 10.1037/a0025999

Abstract

The VA Puget Sound Health Care System Telemental Health program connects veterans with psychologists, psychiatrists, and social workers via live clinical video teleconferencing. Providers deliver care to veterans in rural Veteran Affairs medical centers, community-based outpatient clinics and residences, and thus, increase access to specialty mental health care for rural and medically underserved veteran communities.

Publication types

Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Depressive Disorder / therapy
Health Services Accessibility
Humans
Medically Underserved Area
Mental Health Services / trends*
Middle Aged
Oregon
Professional-Patient Relations
Rural Population
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / therapy
Telecommunications / trends*
Telemedicine / trends*
Veterans / psychology*