About Telepsychiatry

Telepsychiatry, as a branch of telemedicine, may be defined as the delivery of psychiatric treatment remotely, using live two-way video-teleconferencing equipment. Telepsychiatry has been approved by the American Psychiatric Association and a growing body of research data clearly demonstrates that psychiatric treatment via telepsychiatry can be as effective as when delivered during traditional outpatient appointments.

In the past, these services have been offered primarily by large academic centers due to the enormous cost of setting up bulky and expensive telepsychiatry equipment in remote locations. Today, the equipment necessary for high quality live two-way video-teleconferencing is available in a laptop computer, thereby allowing for a level of convenience, efficiency, and privacy unmatched in traditional outpatient psychiatric treatment. Voyager has termed this process home-based telepsychiatry (2006).

Voyager Telepsychiatry offers professional medication management for depression, anxiety, addiction, and other forms of mental illness. Patients access the physician - from home, using home-based video-teleconferencing equipment and software, such as iChat AV for Mac OS X and SightSpeed for PC.