Mental health treatment by video growing
(AP)


<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061009/ap_on_he_me/teletherapy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061009/capt.6285105c9ea64503a601fa99805b9a67.teletherapy_ny107.jpg?x=130&y=106&sig=eq_mZOQ6P3h6Yw43SuNZgA--" align="left" height="106" width="130" alt="Dr. Umar Latif of the Dallas VA Medical Center, which has been offering psychiatric sessions over video for more than a year, talks with patient Anthony Presciano via teleconference from Denton, Texas, Thursday, Aug. 3, 2006. Video medical treatment increasingly is filling the gap in regions of the country where specialists are in short supply. (AP Photo/Ron Heflin)" border="0" /></a>AP - Psychiatrists, often in need and hard to find in rural areas, are increasingly turning to video to treat their far-flung patients, illustrating one of the latest growth areas of telemedicine.</p><br clear="all"/>