Application of telemedicine to Psychiatry |
Author(s): |
| SANDIP SHIVAJI RABADE , Lokmanya Tilak College of Engineering; PRAMOD PANDURANG CHAVAN, Lokmanya Tilak College of Engineering; Prof. Pranjali V Gurnule, Lokmanya Tilak College of Engineering |
Keywords: |
| Tele psychiatry, Mental Health, Telemedicine, IT’es in psychiatry, E-Mental Health |
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IT and IT’es has grown exponentially and has gained significance in health care delivery system. This sector still is in the budding stage especially in terms of telemedicine. A lot needs to be done when it comes specifically to psychiatry. India’s healthcare budget is 1.2% of its GDP while the funds allocated to mental health are 0.06%. With very little budget for mental health and the huge gap in the number of service providers and those in need of services telepsychiatry seems to be a appropriate solution. This paper studies tries to present a metaanalysis of availability of telepsychiatry globally and how it could be of significant use in India |
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Paper ID: IJSRDV4I20968 Published in: Volume : 4, Issue : 2 Publication Date: 01/05/2016 Page(s): 1937-1938 |
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