This is a recent US News article that discusses the increasing adoption of telepsychiatry across the nation, especially in states such as California, Texas, South Carolina, and Colorado. With telepsychiatry, patients are able to receive psychiatric care from the comfort of their own homes, without driving to the doctor’s office, waiting in the waiting room, and offering additional privacy:
http://health.usnews.com/health-news/patient-advice/articles/2015/01/15/telepsychiatry-the-new-frontier-in-mental-health