Forensic e-mental health is an area of psychology that is relatively underdeveloped considering technological advancements and the many mental health needs of justice-involved individuals It includes the procurement, storage, sharing, and provision of forensic mental health information and services via electronic means and is associated with improved accessibility, efficiency, cost-savings, and safety During the COVID-19 pandemic, clinics, hospitals, jails, prisons, and the courts rapidly adopted these modalities for service continuity out of necessity, rather than choice In the absence of formal guidelines, practitioners, researchers, and policymakers were left searching for answers: what forensic e-mental health technologies are available, what was their research evidence, and what could the future hold? A "primer" covering the many aspects of technology-assisted forensic practice and research was overdue To address this knowledge gap, we reviewed the e-mental health research base encompassing forensic evaluations and interventions Considering stakeholders' needs, cost, and feasibility, we prioritized key topics that should rise to the top of the forensic e-mental health research agenda: the psychometric properties of forensic e-mental health assessments, impact of video recording evaluations, how to assess and treat diverse populations, restoration of competence to proceed, continuum of care, minimizing treatment attrition, and decreasing substance use We report how to plan for and overcome logistical hurdles when implementing forensic e-mental health policy, utilize technology for training and education, and harness digitized data across the forensic realm In conclusion, we find that there is ample opportunity for leveraging technology to improve forensic mental health practice, research, and policy (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved)

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法医电子心理健康：审查、研究重点和政策方向。

法医电子心理健康是一个相对不发达的心理学领域，考虑到技术进步和涉及司法人员的许多心理健康需求，它包括通过电子手段和服务获取、存储、共享和提供法医心理健康信息和服务与提高可访问性、效率、成本节约和安全性相关 在 COVID-19 大流行期间，诊所、医院、监狱、监狱和法院出于必要而不是选择迅速采用这些方式来实现服务连续性。正式的指导方针、从业者、研究人员和政策制定者都在寻找答案：有哪些法医电子心理健康技术可用，他们的研究证据是什么，未来会怎样？一个“入门”