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

You are likely familiar with the concept of face to face therapy, but you may not have heard of telepsychiatry services and how they work. Tele psychiatric care can be just as effective as traditional in person talk therapy and can be used for the treatment of mental illness and many mental health conditions.

How exactly does it work? Firstly, new patients can reach out for an initial visit and consultation appointment which gives board certified psychiatrists the opportunity to understand your motivation for seeking clinical services and further information on your medical history from when you received treatment from other providers. Tele psychiatry does not take place through phone calls or any in person appointments. Instead, the patient can receive care through synchronous (real-time and live) video appointments from the comfort of the patient's home.

After the initial consultation, there will then be follow-up visits which allow your telehealth psychiatrist to create a health plan and determine other medications which may be suitable for you on your treatment plan. Unlike with in office treatment, your follow-up visit can be efficient and convenient because telehealth appointments are fully remote and can be done from any secure and safe location.

While tele psychiatry is not for emergencies which require an in person appointment, it is an incredibly useful tool and allows expert local psychiatrists to reach out and impact a wider community and provide better outcomes for more individuals.

Telehealth providers have the same qualifications as in person primary care providers and doctors and online psychiatry can be just as effective and beneficial as well. In fact, in some cases patient satisfaction is higher because there is a greater sense of privacy and convenience for patients with a busy schedule.

If you are curious about telepsychiatry, ask your primary care physician about options available to you and whether they think this could be a suitable mental health care for you. Group therapy may also be an option, but this must be discussed with the doctor.

Telepsychiatry takes place on secure and encrypted video conferencing platforms. This means that patient information is kept completely confidential just like any information stored on a patient portal.

Surveyed patients participating in online psychiatry have found that they feel even more secure when discussing their mental health conditions because they can do so from the safety of the patient's home, unlike in person treatment where nurse practitioners may be near the primary care doctor or the setting feels too busy.

For Dr Lee, patient privacy is a huge priority and his videoconference based treatment obtains only secure information. He also uses a completely secure and reliable form of video conference and high speed internet to ensure uninterrupted and smooth appointments.

Dr Lee is experienced in psychiatric care for a very wide range of mental health conditions and behavioral health issues. His mental health services range from treatment and evaluation to close medication management to ensure that patients are receiving regular and consistent clinical psychiatry services.

Dr Lee has years of experience and provides services treating many mental health issues and behavioral health problems, including substance use disorders, bipolar disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety disorders, and depression.

If you or any loved ones or family members are suffering from any mental health issues, they can be helped by Dr Lee and tele psychiatry. He is now accepting new patients to provide health services and online psychiatry to anyone throughout the Massachusetts Commonwealth in need of help.

Just like with in person care, Dr Lee can prescribe medications as part of treatment for behavioral health or mental health issues. One of the key things to do post-prescription initiation is medication management to ensure that the medication is having a beneficial impact on the patient's wellbeing and lifestyle and to manage any potential side effects that might arise.

Ongoing monitoring through a follow-up appointment is essential for any patient's care and can help prevent negative side effects before they impact a patient's life too heavily much. At any telehealth appointment, patients can bring up their concerns and explain the effects of medication. Through careful medication management and collaborative care with a patient's primary doctor, your psychiatrist can help you find the right medication treatment.

However, there are certain medications and controlled substances that Dr Lee will not prescribe, without additional and significant vigilance via online psychiatry, if at all. This is because certain treatments require in-person evaluations in addition to in-person treatment itself, to ensure the medications are carefully monitored for the patient.

You can expect caring and quality health care right from the comfort of your own home when you choose telehealth psychiatry. Whether you or a loved one is struggling with mental or behavioral health, a tele psychiatrist can offer collaborative care that will address your medical needs.

The American Psychiatric Association has approved telepsychiatry as a valid and effective practice without statistically significant differences in successful patient treatment, meaning it can be just as effective as in person health care.

If you are interested in exploring telehealth and seeing how it could fit into your life, you may find it helpful to first explore this option with a health insurance provider. Unfortunately, many providers involved in telehealth, including Dr Lee, cannot accept government funded health insurance due to certain local regulations. However, different insurance companies will have different policies and may be able to offer deductibles toward your treatment; as an out-of-network provider clinic, we strongly suggest you check with your insurance, to see if they provide out of network benefits (ex. HMO’s typically will not, PPO/EPO/POS insurances usually will).

Taking the first step toward better mental health may be intimidating, but telehealth provides a safe and secure atmosphere for you to open up and explore new treatment options with qualified and certified psychiatrists. Dr Lee is extremely committed to providing only the highest patient support and experience and will ensure that you receive the right treatment for you.