Philippine lawmakers have urged the use of telepsychiatry service centers
Philippine lawmakers are being urged to pass a measure that will include the delivery of telepsychiast services for Filipino workers, a group of investigators sponsored by the Philippine Council for Health Research Research Phriety.
The proposed law would authorize various government agencies to use the comprehensive services of the National TelepsyCyCykheli, as recommended by a study led by the Davao Medical School Found Found Inc. (DMSFI).
Dr. Maria Angelica C. PATA, a member of the research faculty at DMSFI, said that other recommendations from this study include the calling by the Department of Health (DoH) of a national TelepsyCyChiatric Health program. Under this plan, the repetition of this period can continue their periods in hospitals, the National Institute of mental health, or regional centers near their hometown after the service centers.
“When they get here, hopefully there will be a list that shows where they can continue – ideally at the primary care center, especially for those from Mindanao and Pitaya, where they can follow,” where they can follow, where they can follow the Businelipines in the Philippines of Pchrd’s Talakayang Heart Beat Press Conference.
To make institutions this can also provide clear guidelines where Finis can call or contact and how they can be transferred to the appropriate institutions, Roston R. Plata, said DPLA temporary trainer,.
To make Telepsychiary services sustainable, Mr. Plata was recommended to include the service in the mental health package of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (Philhealth).
He said the government should consider a fee for psychologists at the commercial level, from P3,000 to P3,000, to encourage participation in the program.
“If they accept this, it will be good, so psychologists will have an incentive to work with the government,” Mr. Plata told the businessmen.
If institutionalized by law, the program plans to prioritize WWSs in overseas labor centers.
If proven successful, it could be expanded to cover all WHO need mental health support, he said.
Other recommendations of the study include encouraging the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to integrate mental health services in its overseas engagements and allowing the purchase of Philippine medicines.
The study also recommended that the Department of Information and Communication Technology (Diction) and the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) establish dedicated infrastructure in overseas service centers to deliver telepsychiary services.
DMSFI’s leading course, called resistance to national exposure to integrate TelepsyChiary with the policies and programs of the Phiripino overseas project (Andito), is funded by Phchrd’s Grant Project program. This study was based on focus group discussions with key government agencies such as DoH, DFA, and the Department of Migrant Workers to coordinate efforts to support mental health.
This study also drew on a previous telepsychiatric study conducted from 2020 to 2022 in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, which found high false positive rates of 4.77 out of 5, indicating a strong acceptance of telepsychiatry among afw.
Regarding this writing, Mr. Plata said that they are still gathering support to take care of legal vendors in their study, with the final goal of using it as a separate mental health law or as a provision in the current Mental Health Law. – Edg Adrian A. EVA
