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Read the blog here. Welcome to today's special edition Knowledge Knugget during Mental Health Awareness Month. During this week's segment, Carrie Chitsey answers the questions, what is telepsychiatry and why is there a rising demand pre and post COVID. What is Telepsychiatry? Telepsychiatry is normally referred to when talking about the psychiatric assessment and/or evaluation of a patient via telehealth. This can be in the form of a psychiatrist to the patient, regardless of the location.It can also be referred to the psychiatry consultation in regards to medication management, either prescribing medication or ongoing the continuum of care.You may have also heard it being referred to as provider to provider. We are seeing more and more where you have a facility, primary care physician, or an ER doctor that is doing consultations with psychiatry or a telepsych consult. Where is The Need for Telepsychiatry? With the shortage of rural access to mental health, there's been an increase in the need