Use of Telemental Health Care by Children and Adolescents in the United States.

Am J Psychiatry

Department of Psychiatry, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University and New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York (Olfson, Wall); Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, Md. (McClellan, Zuvekas); National Institute on Drug Abuse, Bethesda, Md. (Blanco).

Published: January 2025

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