Worldwide, people are facing problems in getting timely and effective mental health care even though it is a crucial part of our general well-being. Many individuals lack access to this type of treatment because there are not enough mental health professionals available. Also, society stigmatizes mental illness which makes it hard for those who need help to ask for it or find support groups near them. These two factors often combine to create long waiting periods before patients can see a therapist or counselor; sometimes up to several months pass by without any improvement being made towards their conditions. However, the coming of telemedicine might change all that forever.

This problem is at its worst in low-income rural areas where few therapists choose to practice because they know that their services will not be properly utilized due to lack of resources such as transport systems among others. Such places may have one psychiatrist per 30,000 people thereby leading into waiting lists stretching over many weeks or months before seeing one’s doctor whom he/she deeply trusts with his/her life secrets which could save him/her from self-harm tendencies or even suicide attempts.

Long wait times have been found out through researches conducted by various organizations studying this issue over time across different countries worldwide showing how detrimental they can be when it comes mental wellbeing improvements on patients seeking therapy through traditional methods like face-to-face meetings with psychologists — delayed treatment worsens symptoms; increases hospitalization rates while decreasing chances at survival especially for those contemplating suicide as an option plus many more negative effects associated with prolonged waiting periods.

Over the years telemedicine has gained popularity mainly because of its convenience. During the COVID-19 pandemic governments around the world were forced to come up with ways that would allow doctors still attend to their patients without risking exposure hence increasing usage rates globally even in places where it had not been well embraced before then.

Telemedicine is the use of electronic information and communication technologies to provide healthcare services remotely. This means that one can consult a doctor via video conferencing, phone calls or messaging without physically being present at the hospital or clinic where they work from. It all started as an experiment but now has grown into something big which enables people living far away from qualified health practitioners get access to them with just few clicks on their smartphones for example; this has reduced unnecessary travels by patients thus saving money while still receiving quality medical attention required by individual cases depending on severity levels involved like depression, anxiety disorders among others.

Another advantage brought about by telemedicine involves reducing waiting duration especially when it comes mental health care provision systems globally. A study published in Journal Of Clinical Psychology showed that through telemedicine wait times were cut down by 12 days on average compared to traditional face-to-face sessions hence making it faster for patients’ recovery rates after seeing specialists such as psychologists who could guide them towards achieving self-realization goals set during therapy sessions done through online platforms offered by different hospitals worldwide. In addition, according another research article titled Journal Of Telemedicine And Telecare it was discovered that using teleconferencing during psychiatric consultations brought about 75% decrease in time spent waiting before commencing treatment thereby allowing doctors have more hours attending many other cases within same day period instead of traveling back forth between different locations trying reach out those seeking help urgently thus ena

Telemedicine has also been proven to increase mental health care availability for underserved communities. According to a study published in the Journal of Rural Health, access to mental health services for rural patients grew by up to 50% through telehealth. Another investigation, published in the Journal of Healthcare for the Poor and Underserved, found that this distance healthcare technology can help individuals who live far away from primary medical facilities receive psychiatric treatment or therapy sessions.

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