Impact of State Medical Licensure Exemptions and Telehealth Registries on College Students' Access to Psychiatric Care.

IF 3.3 3区医学 Q1 HEALTH POLICY & SERVICES

Psychiatric services Pub Date : 2025-02-06 DOI:10.1176/appi.ps.20240225

Rachel C Conrad, Amanda Koire, Lekshmi Radhakrishnan, Andrew Charroux, Savannah Klingler, Nicole M Benson, J Wesley Boyd

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Abstract

Objective: This study examined the impact of state medical licensure exemptions and telehealth registries on college students' access to psychiatric care.

Methods: The authors attempted to contact 901 psychiatrists who advertised online on Psychology Today by using a simulated patient, described as a student attending college in a state with a medical licensure exemption or telehealth registry.

Results: Contact was established with 282 (31%) psychiatrists across 10 states. Of the 143 contacted psychiatrists who were accepting new patients, seven (5%) were aware of state medical licensure exemptions, 43 (30%) were willing to establish care with students attending college in another state regardless of state laws, 42 (29%) were willing to learn about licensure exemptions, and 51 (36%) were unwilling to care for students in another state even when permitted by law.

Conclusions: Given psychiatrists' lack of awareness of licensure exemptions and telehealth registries, interstate access to and continuity of care may be limited.

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Psychiatric services 医学-公共卫生、环境卫生与职业卫生

CiteScore

5.80

自引率

7.90%

发文量

295

审稿时长

3-8 weeks

期刊介绍： Psychiatric Services, established in 1950, is published monthly by the American Psychiatric Association. The peer-reviewed journal features research reports on issues related to the delivery of mental health services, especially for people with serious mental illness in community-based treatment programs. Long known as an interdisciplinary journal, Psychiatric Services recognizes that provision of high-quality care involves collaboration among a variety of professionals, frequently working as a team. Authors of research reports published in the journal include psychiatrists, psychologists, pharmacists, nurses, social workers, drug and alcohol treatment counselors, economists, policy analysts, and professionals in related systems such as criminal justice and welfare systems. In the mental health field, the current focus on patient-centered, recovery-oriented care and on dissemination of evidence-based practices is transforming service delivery systems at all levels. Research published in Psychiatric Services contributes to this transformation.