Investigating the Effectiveness of Telepsychiatry for Treating Major Depression in a Chinese American Nursing Home

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2007-11-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The current use of telepsychiatry, or psychiatric care using videoconferencing, is very limited. The present study investigates the use of this method with a depressed Chinese American population in a nursing home. It is believed that this population can benefit from telepsychiatric treatment when used in collaboration with the primary care they receive in the nursing home.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Massachusetts General Hospital
• Treatments: Psychotropic Drugs

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Clinical diagnosis of Major Depressive Disorder

• Patient at South Cove Manor Nursing Home

• Referred by nursing staff for psychiatric consultation

Exclusion Criteria:

• Not competent to participate in psychiatric interviews