Benyakorn Songpoom
J Med Assoc Thai. 2016 Nov;99 Suppl 8:S260-S266.
In many developed countries, telepsychiatry has become facilitating technology in mental health care system especially in underserved areas. In a developing country like Thailand, telepsychiatry is a novel technology in which mental health care personnel should understand both administrative and clinical issues. In this article, the author has reviewed benefits and challenges of implementing telepsychiatry in Thailand. Benefits of telepsychiatry include reducing costs, improving accessibility and reducing psychiatric stigmas while challenges can be classified as man, machine and environment challenges. The author concludes that telepsychiatry in Thailand needs further studies, especially in feasibility and cost-efficiency domains in the hope that this technology will improve quality of mental health care in near future.
在许多发达国家，远程精神病学已成为精神卫生保健系统中的辅助技术，尤其是在服务不足的地区。在泰国这样的发展中国家，远程精神病学是一项新技术，精神卫生保健人员应了解其管理和临床问题。在本文中，作者回顾了在泰国实施远程精神病学的益处和挑战。远程精神病学的益处包括降低成本、提高可及性和减少精神疾病污名化，而挑战可分为人为、机器和环境挑战。作者得出结论，泰国的远程精神病学需要进一步研究，特别是在可行性和成本效益领域，以期这项技术在不久的将来能提高精神卫生保健质量。
