Using Telehealth to Implement Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy

• DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.201700477
• Publication Date: 2018-02-15T12:00:36Z
• Authors: Loren Dent; Aimee Peters; Patrick L. Kerr; Heidi Mochari-Gre...; Reena L. Pande
• Keywords: Telehealth; Depression; Identification

Behavioral health issues are common among patients with comorbid medical conditions but often go unrecognized or untreated, resulting in worse clinical outcomes and avoidable expenditures. This column describes an innovative telehealth solution that includes proactive targeted patient identification engagement nationwide delivery of a technology-enabled, standardized, evidence-based behavioral program delivered via phone video. A retrospective before-after evaluation the demonstrated national reach, high satisfaction, significant reductions symptoms depression, anxiety, stress.