Initial Practice Recommendations for Teleneuropsychology

@article{Grosch2011InitialPR,
  title={Initial Practice Recommendations for Teleneuropsychology},
  author={Maria C. Grosch and Michael C. Gottlieb and C. Munro Cullum},
  journal={The Clinical Neuropsychologist},
  year={2011},
  volume={25},
  pages={1119 - 1133}
}
Telemedicine refers to the use of electronic communications to deliver health-related services from a distance, and is particularly useful in bringing specialty services to remote and/or underserved areas. Despite the increasing use of videoconference technology in psychology, there are very few guidelines to direct practitioners as to the ethical practice and utilization of telemedicine, and even fewer resources for practitioners of telecognitive assessment or teleneuropsychology. This paper… 
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