Promises and limitations of telepsychiatry in rural adult mental health care

Abstract

Pioneers in telemedicine demonstrated as early as in the 1960s the effectiveness and acceptance of mental health administration, education and clinical treatment through the electronic medium. Two-way television was conducted in black and white, with limited audio fidelity and often on fairly small video screens. Furthermore, it was expensive. None the less, these early pioneers designed experiments to address the main problem of the time, access to quality health care.