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Telepsychiatrist

Schedule Stress-free Psychiatry Sessions with 1 Passionate Approach to Wellness: Our Telepsychiatrist | Telemedicine and Telehealth

Telemedicine and telepsychiatry are secure and convenient ways for patients living in an increasingly virtual world to access mental and psychiatric health care services. If you're considering seeing a
psychiatrist but would prefer to meet with them remotely, online psychiatry services may be a good fit.

As part of telehealth and telemedicine services, online therapy and telepsychiatry for cognitive disorders are available with a licensed psychotherapist by schedule.

By using an online appointment for mental health care services, a patient can connect with a clinician and receive psychiatric help without driving to their office. Receiving mental health care and therapy can now be done without the need for primary care physician referrals at this practice.

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What Are Telepsychiatry and Telemedicine?

A remote clinician or Tpsychiatric expert uses telecommunications technology, such as videoconferencing, to diagnose and treat mental health patients during their schedule without the need for clinic site or hospital visits.

The psychiatrist and patient can have a face-to-face conversation while in separate rooms, cities, states, or even countries via telepsychiatry. Patients with mental health disorders can schedule an appointment with their health care provider for psychiatric services to resolve their mental health care issues.

As with face-to-face therapy and psychiatric sessions with a trusted psychiatrist, online therapy care and online telepsychiatry differ from each other. Counseling services can be provided by a psychiatrist or by a licensed mental health professional, but the licensed mental health professional, whether social worker or psychologist (LSW, LICSW, MSW, PhD, PsyD) cannot prescribe medication to the patient without a medical degree (MD/DO/NP/PA). However, a psychiatrist can combine various forms of therapy with prescriptions to resolve your mental health care needs.

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Schedule an Appointment With the Best Psychiatrist in Boston

Luminous Vitality Behavioral Health Clinic is a Boston-based clinic led by trusted psychiatrist Dr. Ronald Lee. Due to the toll of Covid-19 pandemic on our mental health care, telemedicine has allowed psychiatrists to reach out to patients and schedule mental health therapy through online appointments. Our professional psychiatrists with years of experience in mental health treatment can provide psychiatric care for our patients with mental disorders in Boston, and throughout Massachusetts.

Dr. Lee is a reliable psychiatrist with an eclectic understanding of mental health disorders, and the best approach to treat them. Book an appointment today!

Equipment

  • During telemedicine, the device is either fully charged or plugged in
  • Placed on a firm/flat surface for a steady picture
  • ETelepsychiatrist recommends usingar/headphones are recommended to a patient during a telepsychiatry session for sound quality and to reduce distraction
  • High-speed internet connection (5-10+ Mbps) on a stable network (shut off competing devices on the same network to improve stability)
  • Please make sure your (listed on file) phone is available during a telehealth session to serve as a backup for calls in case of technical issues

Environment

  • Sufficient lighting (near a window for sunlight, or enough artificial light such as lamps)
  • For appropriate quality video during a telepsychiatry session, lamps are better in front of, not behind the patient
  • Quiet space for telepsychiatry: background music, children, noise, etc. can disrupt your treatment
  • It is highly recommended to provide a protected time and environment for your telepsychiatry visit, as you would do for an “in-person” office schedule.
  • Privacy: Let people you work/live with know that you have a private telepsychiatry session, requesting no interruptions. If possible, locking your door or providing “do not disturb” signs may help. Visits with other people present (unless participating with you) are not appropriate, such as public places (ex. Starbucks). If private and quiet indoor space is not available to you during a telepsychiatry session, your vehicle of safe outdoor areas could suffice.

Preparation

  • I use two platforms in the event of disruptions: Doximity, which works with most iPhones/iPads/Android Phones, and MacBooks; the patient should expect a text message link at appointment time, and as a backup, www.doxy.me/docronaldlee on nearly any device with internet service.
  • If a non-MacBook laptop is used by the patient or Doxy.me for whatever reason is your preferred platform, please inform me beforehand so that I can anticipate/accommodate.
  • The patient should be ready early — check your internet connection, ensure your space is comfortably put together 15 minutes before your appointment
  • The patient should take a few minutes while setting up to mentally prepare, have any questions written down, for example

Telehealth Psychiatrist

If you need a more convenient, but still high-quality telehealth treatment plan with psychiatric support, then telehealth psychiatry may be the perfect option. We have professional psychiatrists that are experts in telemedicine to provide mental health care to treat disorders.

With video conferencing allowing psychiatrists to connect with and help patients across their state, a patient can receive professional mental health help and telehealth services from the top psychiatrists in your local area, including Dr. Lee. Check with your insurance provider to see if Dr. Lee’s mental health care services will be covered.

What is Tele-Psychiatry?

Telepsychiatry is a secure and convenient way to access high-quality psychiatric services such as psychotherapy and medication management from the comfort of home, school or office. Dr. Lee will connect with you remotely, through video conferencing, over a tele-health platform on your device. Please see https://luminousvitalitybh.com/telepsychiatrist-schedule/ for additional information about preparing for a virtual office visit.

Secure Treatment

To provide safe and secure telepsychiatry services to patients, Dr. Lee utilizes digital health platforms specific to the field of medicine such as Doximity, that are HIPAA compliant to ensure privacy and easy to use.

Mental Health Services

At Luminous Vitality Behavioral Health Dr. Lee provides psychiatric evaluations, medication management to relieve symptoms and psychotherapy. Dr. Lee holds a doctor of medicine degree and is board certified in adult psychiatry. He treats the adult population throughout the lifespan.

Ongoing Medication Management

Dr. Lee will work with you to create an optimal, individualized treatment plan to facilitate healing and improved functioning that addresses your concerns and treatment goals with regard to medication.

Empathetic and High Quality Care

Patients experience the difference of personalized out-of-network psychiatric services including greater scheduling flexibility, shorter wait times, longer evaluation and treatment sessions, coordinated care, and convenient direct communication, with a highly skilled and friendly doctor.

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