tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post1645542417218639000..comments2024-03-28T21:30:33.665+02:00Comments on Daas Torah - Issues of Jewish Identity: Psychiatrists (and rabbis) and SkypeDaas Torahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07252904288544083215noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-38085334612884895592010-03-25T07:33:47.327+02:002010-03-25T07:33:47.327+02:00Tele-therapy would be a chiddush? But telepsychia...Tele-therapy would be a chiddush? But telepsychiatry? Big deal; psychiatry is just monitoring the effect of someone's medication. And visits tend to be far less frequent than in therapy.Whatevernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-81261034072695391332010-03-24T21:46:43.652+02:002010-03-24T21:46:43.652+02:00Business meetings, job interviews, medical consult...Business meetings, job interviews, medical consultations, family visits, shiddach dates and so much more are now conducted via video teleconferencing, why not therapy?Jersey Girlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-32091903018737249662010-03-24T18:19:09.174+02:002010-03-24T18:19:09.174+02:00The therapist/patient relationship is in no small ...The therapist/patient relationship is in no small measure defined by a trust and intimacy of a kind. That cannot be replicated by videoconferencing or text messages. Certainly that is true of patients with severe problems.<br /><br />That said, there is a severe shortage of psychiatrists and good therapists. If these technologies are used appropriately, there is a place for them. They cannot replace face to face therapy but they may have a certain value with some patients.Growing Upnoreply@blogger.com