In this episode of Quick Takes, Dr. David Gratzer sits down with the associate chief in the General Adult Psychiatry and Health Systems division at CAMH, Dr. Allison Crawford.

Dr. Crawford is an expert on telemental health and in a time when working at home and social distancing are the norm, the need to learn about alternative health care delivery methods is on the rise. Listen to this episode to learn the basics on telemental/virtual mental health and receive some excellent advice on how best to approach starting out in virtual mental health care.

What you will learn:

• What telemental health looks like currently and what it is evolving into
  • beyond the name change to virtual mental health
  • how much easier it is to do with our current technology.
• How patients are responding to it
  • it goes beyond convenience for some
  • they actually rate the quality of virtual care higher than providers.
• Some very useful tips for how best to approach starting out in virtual mental health and what you should be aware of
  • relationships are still incredibly important – and that can’t be replaced by machines.
• How the evolution of technology may impact the use and growth of virtual mental health.

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