Reuters (9/25, Weinstock) reports a 21-study review reveals that “talk therapy for anxiety disorders can be effective even when done via video-conference.” The findings were published online Sept. 4 in the journal Family Practice. According to Reuters, “nearly one in three U.S. adults suffer from an anxiety disorder at some time in their lives, according to the National Institute of Mental Health,” but, the US Department of Health and Human Services has found that “55 percent of U.S. counties have no psychiatrists.”
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— “Video-conferencing brings therapists to patients with anxiety, “Cheryl Platzman Weinstock, Reuters, September 25, 2018.