Sivakumar, Palanimuthu ThangarajuMukku, Shiva Shanker ReddyKar, NilamadhabManjunatha, NarayanaPhutane, Vivek HaridasSinha, PreetiKumar, Channaveerachari NaveenMath, Suresh Bada2023-08-212023-08-212020-10-16Sivakumar PT, Mukku SSR, Kar N, Manjunatha N, Phutane VH, Sinha P, Kumar CN, Math SB. Geriatric Telepsychiatry: Promoting Access to Geriatric Mental Health Care Beyond the Physical Barriers. Indian J Psychol Med. 2020 Oct 16;42(5 Suppl):41S-46S. doi: 10.1177/0253717620958380. PMID: 33354062; PMCID: PMC7736734.0253-717610.1177/025371762095838033354062http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14200/1834Psychiatric illnesses are an important contributor of morbidity and mortality in older adults. There is increase in older adults with psychiatric disorders paralleling their growth in absolute numbers. This leads to challenges in mental health care and service delivery. Several barriers that exists in our community hinder older adults from receiving mental health care. Additionally, lack of adequate human resources in geriatric mental health care compounds the problem. Telemedicine, though not new in other fields of medicine, is relatively new in the practice of psychiatry in India. This is probably due to lack of clear guidelines and regulations regarding the same in India. There is a recent increase in teleconsultations in India similar to other developed countries due to ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The recent telepsychiatry operational guidelines have made telepsychiatry a legitimate and official practice in India. Challenges specific to older adults in the form of low digital literacy, sensory issues, and cognitive impairment can be overcome by adopting telepsychiatry services in coming years. Concerns related to security and safety of telepsychiatry require further evaluation.en© 2020 Indian Psychiatric Society - South Zonal Branch. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits non-commercial use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access page (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage).https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sageMental healthElderly care.Article