TeleMental Health Ethics - What you Need to Know about Telehealth

Update
The BEACON study: An Update
to the Protocol for a Cohort Study
as Part of an Evaluation of the Effectiveness
of Smartphone-Assisted Problem-Solving
Therapy in Men Who Present with Intentional
Self-Harm to Emergency Departments in Ontario

- Hatcher, S., Heisel, M. J., Ayonrinde, O., Corsi, D., Edgar, N. E., Kennedy, S. H., Rizvi, S. J., Schaffer, A., & Sinyor, M. (2022). The BEACON study: an update to the protocol for a cohort study as part of an evaluation of the effectiveness of smartphone-assisted problem-solving therapy in men who present with intentional self-harm to emergency departments in Ontario. Trials, 23(1), 849.

Peer-Reviewed Journal Article References:
Barnett, J. E., & Kolmes, K. (2016). The practice of tele-mental health: Ethical, legal, and clinical issues for practitioners. Practice Innovations, 1(1), 53–66.

Chartrand, H., Tefft, B., Sareen, J., Hiebert-Murphy, D., Katz, L. Y., Kim, H., & Bolton, J. M. (2020). A comparison of self-harm presentations to emergency services: Nonsuicidal self-injury versus suicide attempts. Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, 41(5), 389–397.

Hill, C. E., Knox, S., & Pinto-Coelho, K. G. (2018). Therapist self-disclosure and immediacy: A qualitative meta-analysis. Psychotherapy, 55(4), 445–460.

Moberg, F. B., & Anestis, M. D. (2015). A preliminary examination of the relationship between social networking interactions, Internet use, and thwarted belongingness. Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, 36(3), 187–193.

Nilsson, M., Hellström, C., Albin, V., Westrin, Å., Lundh, L.-G., & Westling, S. (2020). Measuring tolerance toward self-harm: Introducing the Lund Tolerance Toward Self-Harm Scale (LUTOSH). Stigma and Health, 5(3), 315–322.

QUESTION 12
Although the clinical effectiveness may be comparable to same-room care, what are the added benefits of telemental health? Record the letter of the correct answer the CE Test.