- As providers take steps to figure out the applicability of telepsychiatry and telepsychology, a study published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine found that patients experience benefits from two specific approaches: telepsychiatry collaborative care (TCC) and telepsychiatry enhanced referral (TER).
The study included 1,004 participants who had been diagnosed with either posttraumatic stress disorder or bipolar disorder, and they were each assigned to either TCC or TER as a method of care.
TCC consists of a team-style method, involving a primary care provider, care manager support, and treatment recommendations from a telepsychiatrist. Meanwhile, TER involves direct communication between the patient and a mental health clinician.