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The effectiveness of a jail telepsychiatry service was evaluated by comparing psychiatrist andinmate report of psychopathology. Sixty-two inmates completed a total of 107 consultationsat a rural county jail via interactive televideo. The inmates completed the Symptom RatingChecklist-90-Revised (SCL-90-R), and the psychiatrist completed a Psychiatrist EvaluationForm including the Clinical Global Impression Scale—Severity Index (CGI) after each teleconsultation.Most inmates were rated mild to moderately ill on the CGI. There was a significant,high correlation between telepsychiatrist evaluation on the CGI and inmate reportof overall symptoms on the SCL-90-R [r(101) = 0.35, p < 0.05]. The findings support the effectivenessof telepsychiatric evaluation for the jail population. The patterns of telepsychiatricuse in the county jail as well as future directions in this setting are described. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]