Journal of child and adolescent psychopharmacology
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J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol · Apr 2016
Developing Rapport and Therapeutic Alliance During Telemental Health Sessions with Children and Adolescents.
The purpose of this study was to describe the special considerations for building rapport and establishing a therapeutic alliance when conducting mental health evaluations for children and adolescents via videoconferencing. ⋯ Teleclinicians are creative in transcending the videoconferencing technology to evaluate patients using guideline-based care. Further research is needed to determine how clinicians build rapport and establish a therapeutic alliance during telemental health sessions, and whether the therapeutic alliance is associated with the accuracy of evaluation and outcomes.