# Is psychiatry ready for the screen? Insights from Tunisian residents - URL: https://alisanburak.com/en/wcp-2026-posterler/ev0435 - Language: en - Last updated: not specified - Page title: Is psychiatry ready for the screen? Insights from Tunisian residents | WCP 2026 Summary > Tunisian psychiatry residents consider telepsychiatry useful, but technical infrastructure problems, the difficulty of remote clinical assessment, and a lack o… This page was translated automatically from Turkish. [Read the original](https://alisanburak.com/wcp-2026-posterler/ev0435) This page is an AI-assisted Turkish summary of the study presented at the 26th World Congress of Psychiatry. The study belongs to the presenting authors; please refer to the original source when citing it. EV0435 E-PosterDigital Psychiatry and Artificial IntelligenceCross-sectional study # Is psychiatry ready for the screen? Insights from Tunisian residents IS PSYCHIATRY READY FOR THE SCREEN? INSIGHTS FROM TUNISIAN RESIDENTS Presenter: Maram Khammassi Country: Tunisia Institution: Department of Psychiatry "B", Razi Hospital Tunisian psychiatry residents consider telepsychiatry useful, but technical infrastructure problems, the difficulty of remote clinical assessment, and a lack of training stand out as major barriers. The study aimed to assess attitudes toward and the acceptability of telepsychiatry among Tunisian psychiatry residents. Using a descriptive cross-sectional design, an anonymous online survey of psychiatry residents explored sociodemographic characteristics, prior experience, attitudes toward remote consultations, perceived barriers, and training needs; the data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Among participants, 82.1% (32/39) were women, 82.1% (32/39) worked in northern Tunisia, and 92.3% (36/39) had no prior experience with telepsychiatry. In the attitudes section, 76.9% (30/39) opposed conducting the initial contact remotely, considering an in-person first consultation necessary; 82.1% (32/39) considered technical and infrastructure barriers significant; 69.2% (27/39) reported that clinical assessment was more difficult remotely, and 59.0% (23/39) indicated that the therapeutic alliance was weaker in a remote setting. Conversely, 74.4% (29/39) viewed telepsychiatry as a solution to bridge the gap in areas with limited access to services, and 79.5% (31/39) considered it necessary to include telepsychiatry training in the curriculum. The authors interpret these findings as consistent with the literature identifying technical barriers and training needs as key implementation challenges, while highlighting evidence that remote diagnostic assessment and the therapeutic relationship are comparable to those in in-person care. In conclusion, telepsychiatry is considered useful, but substantial barriers are anticipated, and structured training is essential for its safe and effective implementation in Tunisia. [View the original poster](https://cslide.ctimeetingtech.com/wcp26/attendee/eposter/file/1015) How to cite this study APA 7: Khammassi, M., Herelli, E., Abassi, B. B., Hakiri, A., Amri, G., & Ghachem, R. (2026, September 23-26). Is psychiatry ready for the screen? insights from tunisian residents [E-poster]. 26th WPA World Congress of Psychiatry (WCP 2026), Stockholm, Sweden. https://cslide.ctimeetingtech.com/wcp26/attendee/eposter/file/1015 Vancouver: Khammassi M, Herelli E, Abassi BB, Hakiri A, Amri G, Ghachem R. Is psychiatry ready for the screen? insights from tunisian residents [e-poster]. 26th WPA World Congress of Psychiatry (WCP 2026); 2026 Sep 23-26; Stockholm, Sweden. Available from: https://cslide.ctimeetingtech.com/wcp26/attendee/eposter/file/1015 Author names and title formatting were generated automatically from the congress system; please check them against the original poster before use. ## On the same topic - [Siber tanıkların davranışını belirleyen etkenler](https://alisanburak.com/en/wcp-2026-posterler/ev0041) - [Z kuşağında sosyal medyanın "lunapark etkisi"nin modellenmesi: örtük değişken yaklaşımı](https://alisanburak.com/en/wcp-2026-posterler/ev0046) - [DEHB'de dijital girişimler: etkililik ve çok modlu tedavi yaklaşımlarına entegrasyon](https://alisanburak.com/en/wcp-2026-posterler/ev0072) - [Algoritmaların inşa ettiği beyinler: dijital çağda DEHB, patolojiyi mi tanılıyoruz yoksa yeni bir normali mi patolojikleştiriyoruz?](https://alisanburak.com/en/wcp-2026-posterler/ev0077) - [Genç erişkin bir örneklemde nomofobi ile yaygın anksiyete bozukluğu arasındaki ilişki](https://alisanburak.com/en/wcp-2026-posterler/ev0111) [All WCP 2026 summaries](https://alisanburak.com/en/wcp-2026-posterler) --- Kaynak / Source: https://alisanburak.com/en/wcp-2026-posterler/ev0435 İletişim / Contact: Bağdat Caddesi, Veli Güneysu Apt. No:453 K:4 D:9, Suadiye / Kadıköy, İstanbul · +90 532 642 95 25 · info@alisanburak.com · https://alisanburak.com/bagdat-caddesi-psikoterapi-iletisim