Open AccessA Novel Screening and Diagnostic Tool for Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Disorders for Telepsychiatry
Author(s) -
Savita Malhotra,
Subho Chakrabarti,
Ruchita Shah,
Anurati Mehta,
Aarzoo Gupta,
Manorma Sharma
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
indian journal of psychological medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 0975-1564
pISSN - 0253-7176
DOI - 10.4103/0253-7176.162921
Subject(s) - medical diagnosis , telepsychiatry , kappa , positive predicative value , medicine , psychiatry , child and adolescent psychiatry , mental health , diagnostic accuracy , predictive value , health care , telemedicine , pathology , linguistics , philosophy , economics , economic growth
A diagnostic tool designed as part of a telepsychiatry application for diagnosis and management of child and adolescent psychiatric disorders in India was developed considering the paucity of trained child psychiatrists and mental health professionals in India.