“…With the exception of a few studies (King & Moreggi, 1998;Strode, Gustke, & Allen, 1999), there is a paucity of scientific evidence to document the efficacy of telehealth and telemedicine services (Barak, 1999;Finfgeld, 1999;Ford, 1993;Maheu & Gordon, 2000;Rabasca, 2000). Thus, patients need to be informed that the efficacy of such treatments may be unrelated to the success of traditional therapies (Cwikel & Cnaan, 1991;Shapiro & Schulman, 1996).…”