Telehealth and the Community SMI Population: Reflections on the Disrupter Experience of COVID-19.
J Nerv Ment Dis
; 209(1): 49-53, 2021 01.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1066475
ABSTRACT
The novel coronavirus pandemic and the resulting expanded use of telemedicine have temporarily transformed community-based care for individuals with serious mental illness (SMI), challenging traditional treatment paradigms. We review the rapid regulatory and practice shifts that facilitated broad use of telemedicine, the literature on the use of telehealth and telemedicine for individuals with SMI supporting the feasibility/acceptability of mobile interventions, and the more limited evidence-based telemedicine practices for this population. We provide anecdotal reflections on the opportunities and challenges for telemedicine drawn from our daily experiences providing services and overseeing systems for this population during the pandemic. We conclude by proposing that a continued, more prominent role for telemedicine in the care of individuals with SMI be sustained in the post-coronavirus landscape, offering future directions for policy, technical assistance, training, and research to bring about this change.
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International databases
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Attitude of Health Personnel
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Patient Acceptance of Health Care
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Telemedicine
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Community Health Services
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COVID-19
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Health Services Accessibility
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Mental Disorders
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Mental Health Services
Type of study:
Qualitative research
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
J Nerv Ment Dis
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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