Investigating the Effectiveness of Telepsychiatry for Treating Major Depression in a Chinese American Nursing Home
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2007-11-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The current use of telepsychiatry, or psychiatric care using videoconferencing, is very
limited. The present study investigates the use of this method with a depressed Chinese
American population in a nursing home. It is believed that this population can benefit from
telepsychiatric treatment when used in collaboration with the primary care they receive in
the nursing home.