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Using e-Health to Enable Culturally Appropriate Mental Healthcare in Rural Areas

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The objective of this study was to review relevant research issues in the provision of culturally appropriate e-mental healthcare and make recommendations for expanding and prioritizing research efforts in this area. A workshop was convened by the Office of Rural Mental Health Research (ORMHR) at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), the Center for Reducing Health Disparities at the University of California, Davis, the California Telemedicine and e-Health Center, and the California Endowment in December 2005, during which papers were presented concerning culture and e-mental health. Read More

Authors:
Peter Yellowlees, Shayna Marks, Don Hilty, and Jay H. Shore. Telemedicine and e-Health. June 2008, 14(5): 486-492. doi:10.1089/tmj.2007.0070.
Published in Volume: 14 Issue 5: June 25, 2008


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