Rationale and design: telepsychology service delivery for depressed elderly veterans
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Rationale and design: telepsychology service delivery for depressed elderly veterans
BACKGROUND Older adults who live in rural areas experience significant disparities in health status and access to mental health care. "Telepsychology," (also referred to as "telepsychiatry," or "telemental health") represents a potential strategy towards addressing this longstanding problem. Older adults may benefit from telepsychology due to its: (1) utility to address existing problematic acc...
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عنوان ژورنال: Trials
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1745-6215
DOI: 10.1186/1745-6215-10-22