Forensic telepsychiatry

Abstract

Comments on the article by Roland M. Jones et al. (see record 2006-22613-010). Although Jones et al. describe the development of services, they do not state whether they have assessed patients themselves using videoconferencing facilities. If they have, it would be useful to establish links between telepsychiatric services within the UK, forensic or otherwise. It is crucial for services across the UK to share experiences and promote practices. The promotion of telepsychiatry has the potential to change current practice positively. This is particularly important if we are to succeed in delivering timely, easily accessible and clinically sound psychiatric services, with the additional spotlight on cost-efficiency with respect to health service delivery. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)