A pilot program in rural telepsychiatry for deaf and hard of hearing populations

Background: Access to mental health care in deaf communities is limited by cultural considerations, availability of translators, and technological considerations. Telepsychiatry can mitigate the deaf community’s lack of access to care by allowing for deaf individuals in remote communities access to...

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Main Authors: Teresa Crowe, Suni Jani, Sushma Jani, Niranjan Jani, Raja Jani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-03-01
Series:Heliyon
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844015304321