The Telepsychiatry Advantage
The Telepsychiatry Advantage is a podcast for clinicians who want a clear, practical understanding of how telepsychiatry actually works. As more care moves online, the show breaks down the real considerations behind it—who it works for, where it doesn’t, how to handle risk, what regulations matter, and how to deliver care effectively through a screen. Each episode focuses on what you need to know to make better decisions and avoid common mistakes in a rapidly changing environment.
How To Make Telepsychiatry Work With Younger Patients
Telepsychiatry with children and adolescents comes with a different set of challenges. Younger patients may be distracted, restless, reluctant to talk, or more interested in what’s happening around them than what’s happening on screen. But with the right approach, those challenges can become opportunities.
In this episode of The Telepsychiatry Advantage, Dr. Edward Kaftarian talks about how to connect with younger patients virtually by meeting them where they are. That might mean using their interests to start a conversation, letting them introduce a pet, using games or whiteboard tools, building in movement, or working with pare...
Best Tips To Manage Crises In Telepsychiatry
Managing a psychiatric crisis online is not the same as managing one in person. If a patient is manic, psychotic, intoxicated, or in danger of self-harm, good clinical instincts still matter—but they are not enough on their own.
he patient may be in another city. They may be in another state. They may hang up. Calling 911 may not send help to the right place. And in that moment, the clinician cannot afford to be thinking about what to do next.
That is why crisis care in telepsychiatry has to begin BEFORE the emergency itself. In...
How To Create a Professional Telepsychiatry Setup That Builds Patient Trust
First impressions in telepsychiatry aren’t made when you start speaking—they’re made the moment your video turns on. And for many clinicians, that first impression is working against them.
In this episode of The Telepsychiatry Advantage, Dr. Edward Kaftarian breaks down how your virtual setup shapes patient trust before a single word is spoken. Poor lighting that hides your expressions, camera angles that feel disengaged or even condescending, and audio issues that hurt interpretation—these small mistakes quietly erode rapport and impact the entire session.
This episode walks through how to fix those problems...
Getting Started In Telepsychiatry! Here's What Actually Matters
Telepsychiatry isn't just a "nice to have" alternative anymore—for many patients, it’s becoming the default.
The field is seeing more patients, more clinicians, and more sessions. The issue is that information on how to actually deliver high-quality care using telepsychiatry has NOT kept up. Many clinicians are still relying on outdated practices, which frankly, don't work as well as they could.
That's why I've created The Telepsychiatry Advantage!
A podcast where I'll be sharing EVERYTHING I've learned about this industry over my career—no gatekeeping here. I’ll be pulling the most up-to...
