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JPPR 1997; 6:227-237
Copyright © 1997 by American Psychiatric Press

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Telepsychotherapy. Psychotherapy by telephone, videotelephone, and computer videoconferencing

EH Kaplan
Department of Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Science, University of South Carolina School of Medicine 29203, USA.

Telepsychotherapy is defined as psychotherapy conducted by a therapist at a location different from the patient's through bidirectional communication technology supporting real-time interactivity in the audio, audiovisual, or text modalities. Various types of telecommunication equipment are considered. Vignettes of 2 cases treated by means of the AT&T Videophone 2500 are presented. Medicolegal aspects and clinical issues, including ethics, confidentiality, patient selection, and therapy technique, are addressed.


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