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Forensic Telepsychiatry has had growing usage in countries such as the USA and England in the las... more Forensic Telepsychiatry has had growing usage in countries such as the USA and England in the last decade, due to ongoing development of technologies which allow a better access to mental health care in needed populations, and improve the outcome of technicians' work, while facing a more demanding performance of Mental Health facilities. In this article we make a revision of literature concerning applications of Forensic Telepsychiatry, analyzing its potencialities and limits in Portugal. The literature shows positive evidence about efficiency, cost and acceptance, to both patients and doctors. On the other hand, several authors rise issues related to technical, ethical and legal aspects, such as restrictions to its application in forensics; privacy, confidentiality, safety, consent, diagnostic skills and professional responsibility. Forensic Telepsychiatry has shown special utility in remote rural populations with poor access to mental health care, victims of domestic violence,...
NATURE CLIMATE CHANGE | VOL 5 | APRIL 2015 | www.nature.com/natureclimatechange 315 A key focus o... more NATURE CLIMATE CHANGE | VOL 5 | APRIL 2015 | www.nature.com/natureclimatechange 315 A key focus of global climate change mitigation activities has been attempts to decarbonize centralized electricity systems. Although there have been some successes, a majority of mitigation scenarios indicate that the electricity sector must decarbonize more quickly, and more completely, over the next 50 years to avoid the worst impacts of climate change 1 .
Acta médica portuguesa
Forensic Telepsychiatry has had growing usage in countries such as the USA and England in the las... more Forensic Telepsychiatry has had growing usage in countries such as the USA and England in the last decade, due to ongoing development of technologies which allow a better access to mental health care in needed populations, and improve the outcome of technicians' work, while facing a more demanding performance of Mental Health facilities. In this article we make a revision of literature concerning applications of Forensic Telepsychiatry, analyzing its potencialities and limits in Portugal. The literature shows positive evidence about efficiency, cost and acceptance, to both patients and doctors. On the other hand, several authors rise issues related to technical, ethical and legal aspects, such as restrictions to its application in forensics; privacy, confidentiality, safety, consent, diagnostic skills and professional responsibility. Forensic Telepsychiatry has shown special utility in remote rural populations with poor access to mental health care, victims of domestic violence,...
NATURE CLIMATE CHANGE | VOL 5 | APRIL 2015 | www.nature.com/natureclimatechange 315 A key focus o... more NATURE CLIMATE CHANGE | VOL 5 | APRIL 2015 | www.nature.com/natureclimatechange 315 A key focus of global climate change mitigation activities has been attempts to decarbonize centralized electricity systems. Although there have been some successes, a majority of mitigation scenarios indicate that the electricity sector must decarbonize more quickly, and more completely, over the next 50 years to avoid the worst impacts of climate change 1 .