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There is increasing interest in online collaborative learning tools in health education, to reduce costs, and to offer alternative communication opportunities. Patients and students often have extensive experience of using the Internet for health information and support, and many health organisations are increasingly trying out online tools, while many healthcare professionals are unused to, and have reservations about, online interaction. ... In this article we address two main research questions: 1. How did MHPs and MHSUs interact on an online collaborative forum? 2. What helped or hindered collaborative learning in this online medical education context? "

Discusses benefits and drawbacks of online therapy or telepsychiatry using online applications such as Skype. Considerations include disconnect because of lack of eye contact, insurance issues, ability to evaluate pathologies that can be observed in person but not so much online,