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Am J Psychiatry 1995; 152:1383-1385
Copyright © 1995 by American Psychiatric Association


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Pilot studies of telemedicine for patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder

L Baer, P Cukor, MA Jenike, L Leahy, J O'Laughlen and JT Coyle
Consolidated Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA.

OBJECTIVE: Remote video psychiatric assessment holds promise for providing expert consultation to underserved areas. The authors assessed the reliability of rating scales administered in person and over video to patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder. METHOD: Rating scales for obsessive-compulsive, depressive, and anxiety symptoms were administered in person (N = 16) and by means of narrow- bandwidth video transmission over one digital telephone line (N = 10). Interrater reliability was determined for each condition; for the video interviews one rater sat at the local site in front of the videoconsulting apparatus and asked the questions, and the patient and the second rater sat at the remote site. RESULTS: Reliability was excellent in both conditions, and there was no degradation in reliability when the assessment was conducted over video. CONCLUSIONS: Telemedicine resulted in near-perfect interrater agreement on rating scale scores. Its use for other disorders and for more in-depth assessments should be explored.


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