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Telehealth therapy — what is good about it, and what to watch for

The American Telemedicine Association on how to evaluate a telehealth mental health provider.

American Telemedicine Association6 min read

Telehealth therapy is comparable in outcome to in-person care for most conditions and is the only reason many rural and underserved patients have any access at all. The ATA's overview is a clean introduction to the modality.

Consumer cautions live elsewhere in the library: app-based providers vary widely in clinician training, prescribing practices, and data privacy, and the regulatory framework is still catching up to the market.

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