Transition of Mental Health Service Delivery to Telepsychiatry in Response to COVID-19: A Literature Review.
Psychiatr Q
; 93(1): 181-197, 2022 03.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1260602
ABSTRACT
Due to COVID-19, face-to-face mental health service delivery has been interrupted by social distancing and stay-at-home orders. To abridge physical distance between patients and healthcare providers, while limiting exposure to COVID-19, telepsychiatry has been widely adopted to provide services to patients with pre-existing mental health disorders. Though telepsychiatry has become more mainstream in delivering mental health services during COVID-19, evaluation studies of the rapid conversion of care delivery from face-to-face to telepsychiatry have been limited. The aim of this study was to review the literature on the transition of mental health service delivery to telepsychiatry during COVID-19. The findings of the current review showed that a majority of patients and healthcare providers were satisfied with telepsychiatry services, and suggest that telepsychiatry is feasible and appropriate for supporting patients and healthcare providers during COVID-19.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Psychiatry
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Telemedicine
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COVID-19
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Mental Health Services
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Qualitative research
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Reviews
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Psychiatr Q
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S11126-021-09926-7
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