General Hospital Psychiatry
Volume 28, Issue 5 , Pages 367-373 , September 2006

Evolution of telepsychiatry to rural sites: changes over time in types of referral and in primary care providers' knowledge, skills and satisfaction

  • Donald M. Hilty, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Telepsychiatric Services, University of California-Davis, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 916 734 8110; fax: +1 916 734 3384.
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  • Peter M. Yellowlees, M.B.B.S., M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Center for Health and Technology, University of California-Davis, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA
    • ,
  • Thomas S. Nesbitt, M.P.H., M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Center for Health and Technology, University of California-Davis, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA

Received 4 June 2005 ,Accepted 30 May 2006.

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PII: S0163-8343(06)00094-6

doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2006.05.009

General Hospital Psychiatry
Volume 28, Issue 5 , Pages 367-373 , September 2006

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