PMID- 21844181
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20120228
LR  - 20220409
IS  - 1758-1109 (Electronic)
IS  - 1357-633X (Linking)
VI  - 17
IP  - 6
DP  - 2011
TI  - A telepsychiatry transition clinic: the first 12 months experience.
PG  - 293-7
LID - 10.1258/jtt.2011.100804 [doi]
AB  - To improve the management of soldiers with combat-related mental health problems, 
      an interdisciplinary telepsychiatry service was established between a clinic at 
      the Fort Bragg army base and the Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center in Salem. 
      In the first 12 months of operation, 120 soldiers (105 males) were seen in a 
      total of 394 telepsychiatry sessions. The time spent on telepsychiatry by the six 
      VA psychiatrists increased from 13 hours in the first month to 41 hours in the 
      twelfth month. The number of telepsychiatry sessions increased from nine in the 
      first month to 56 in the twelfth month. The mean global assessment of function 
      score (GAF) in the soldiers increased significantly (P < 0.001) from 58.0 at 
      intake to 62.3 at the last visit. Soldiers received VA telepsychiatry on average 
      22 days after the initial consultation with a primary care provider, a reduction 
      of at least eight days compared to the previous delay. The majority of soldiers 
      (89%) who were treated by VA psychiatrists enrolled in the VA within about six 
      months of discharge. Similar VA-US Military collaborations may prove beneficial 
      for other military bases that have returning combat soldiers.
FAU - Detweiler, Mark B
AU  - Detweiler MB
AD  - Mental Health Service Line (116A7), Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 1970 Roanoke 
      Boulevard, Salem, VA 24153, USA. mark.detweiler1@va.gov
FAU - Arif, Saira
AU  - Arif S
FAU - Candelario, Joseph
AU  - Candelario J
FAU - Altman, Joanne
AU  - Altman J
FAU - Murphy, Pamela F
AU  - Murphy PF
FAU - Halling, Mary H
AU  - Halling MH
FAU - Detweiler, Jonna G
AU  - Detweiler JG
FAU - Vasudeva, Sachinder
AU  - Vasudeva S
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20110815
PL  - England
TA  - J Telemed Telecare
JT  - Journal of telemedicine and telecare
JID - 9506702
SB  - IM
MH  - Adult
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Mental Disorders/therapy
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Military Personnel/psychology
MH  - Military Psychiatry/*methods
MH  - Patient Satisfaction
MH  - Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
MH  - *Telemedicine/organization & administration
MH  - United States
MH  - United States Department of Veterans Affairs/organization & administration
MH  - Videoconferencing
MH  - Young Adult
EDAT- 2011/08/17 06:00
MHDA- 2012/03/01 06:00
CRDT- 2011/08/17 06:00
PHST- 2011/08/17 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2011/08/17 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2012/03/01 06:00 [medline]
AID - jtt.2011.100804 [pii]
AID - 10.1258/jtt.2011.100804 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Telemed Telecare. 2011;17(6):293-7. doi: 10.1258/jtt.2011.100804. Epub 2011 Aug 
      15.