Use of American Sign Language in telepsychiatry consultation

Ana Maria Lopez; Mario Cruz; Sydney Lazarus; Phyllis Webster; Elaine G. Jones; Ronald S. Weinstein

doi:10.1089/tmj.2004.10.389

Use of American Sign Language in telepsychiatry consultation

Ana Maria Lopez, Mario Cruz, Sydney Lazarus, Phyllis Webster, Elaine G. Jones, Ronald S. Weinstein

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The aim of this study was to provide a psychiatric consultation to a deaf patient in a rural community via telemedicine. The patient successfully communicated with the telepsychiatrist via an American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter and her psychiatric symptoms improved. This case study demonstrated the feasibility of delivering specialty medical services to a special needs population via telemedicine.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	389-391
Number of pages	3
Journal	Telemedicine and e-Health
Volume	10
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1089/tmj.2004.10.389
State	Published - 2004

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