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Telemental health in treatment of ethnic minorities in EU

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2020

D. Mucic*
Affiliation:
Psychiatric Centre Little Prince, Copenhagen, Denmark

Abstract

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Access to adequate mental health care services is one of the identified problems within EU mental health services. Increased migration into and within EU cause the increased demands for clinicians with selected skills.

TeleMental Health applications could improve access to mental health care in rural, remote and under-served as well as in metropolitan areas all around EU. Telepsychiatry is the most common telemental health application. Furthermore, there are various internet based approaches to treatment of mental conditions on distance. Transcultural telepsychiatry model, developed in Denmark during last decade was aimed to treat ethnic minorities via their own mothertongue(s) by use of telepsychiatry. Patient satisfaction rapported within telepsychiatry service in Denmark is very high. The restricted physical contact and non-verbal communication of telepsychiatry compensates by the fact that the doctor and patient spoke the same language and had similar cultural and/or national references.

Ongoing international telepsychiatry collaboration established between Sweden and Denmark is a success that may be exported to other european countries. The experiences from this pioneer international transcultural telepsychiatry service may contribute to further development an European Telepsychiatry Network. However, this model may be used as an inspiration for conducting of larger international telepsychiatry service capable to provide mental health care toward diversity of patient populations underserved on their mother tongue within EU.

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Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2011
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