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How Psychological Telehealth Can Alleviate Society's Mental Health Burden: A Literature Review

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Pages 22-41
Received 20 Aug 2012
Accepted 14 Dec 2012
Published online: 19 Feb 2013
 

Mental health professionals must establish new means to reach those in need that face obstacles related to geographical location, time limitations, and health. With the high incidence of mental illness, as well as the hypothesized increase in coming years, telehealth modalities propose a novel and far-reaching alternative to traditional therapy. This article outlines the positive aspects and interdisciplinary possibilities when telehealth is incorporated into mental health practice. Novel outlets including mHealth and the utilization of computer tablets as mental health facilitators are outlined. Considerations for practice including training are discussed, as well as potential future directions for the field. Available data supports telehealth as an effective mode for the treatment of clients who are unable to pursue mental health services in their current form. However, careful consideration and training for the mental health professional is needed if telehealth is to be effectively used to alleviate the mental health burden.

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Jonathan G. Perle

Jonathan G. Perle is a current predoctoral intern at the Munroe-Meyer Institute at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. His primary clinical interests include child and family/behavioral pediatric work in both the medical and primary-care settings. His primary research interests include childhood disruptive behavior disorders and associated difficulties, as well as the integration of telehealth with clinical psychological practice.

Barry Nierenberg

Barry Nierenberg is an Associate Professor at Nova Southeastern University's Center for Psychological Studies. Current duties include educating doctoral level PhD and PsyD candidates, as well as supervising capstone projects (e.g., dissertation). His primary research interests currently focus on the integration of positive psychology into the medical domain.
 

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