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Pediatric Primary Care Perspectives of Mental Health Services Delivery during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Lee, Chuan Mei; Lutz, Jessica; Khau, Allyson; Lin, Brendon; Phillip, Nathan; Ackerman, Sara; Steinbuchel, Petra; Mangurian, Christina.
  • Lee CM; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Weill Institute for Neurosciences, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.
  • Lutz J; Clinical Excellence Research Center, School of Medicine, Stanford University, 453 Quarry Road, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA.
  • Khau A; Benioff Children's Hospitals Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Portal, University of California San Francisco, 5100 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Oakland, CA 94609, USA.
  • Lin B; Benioff Children's Hospitals Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Portal, University of California San Francisco, 5100 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Oakland, CA 94609, USA.
  • Phillip N; Benioff Children's Hospitals Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Portal, University of California San Francisco, 5100 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Oakland, CA 94609, USA.
  • Ackerman S; Benioff Children's Hospitals Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Portal, University of California San Francisco, 5100 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Oakland, CA 94609, USA.
  • Steinbuchel P; Benioff Children's Hospitals Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Portal, University of California San Francisco, 5100 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Oakland, CA 94609, USA.
  • Mangurian C; Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, University of California San Francisco, 490 Illinois St., Floor 12, Box 0612, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.
Children (Basel) ; 9(8)2022 Aug 03.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1969112
ABSTRACT
Due to a national shortage of child and adolescent psychiatrists, pediatric primary care providers (PCPs) are often responsible for the screening, evaluation, and treatment of mental health disorders. COVID-19 pandemic stay-at-home orders decreased access to mental health care and increased behavioral and emotional difficulties in children and adolescents. Despite increased demand upon clinicians, little is known about mental health care delivery in the pediatric primary care setting during the pandemic. This focus group study explored the experiences of pediatric PCPs and clinical staff delivering mental health care during the pandemic. Transcripts from nine focus groups with San Francisco Bay Area primary care practices between April and August 2020 were analyzed using a thematic analysis approach. Providers expressed challenges at the patient-, provider-, and system-levels. Many providers reported increased patient mental health symptomatology during the pandemic, which was often intertwined with patients' social determinants of health. Clinicians discussed the burden of the pandemic their own wellness, and how the rapid shift to telehealth primary care and mental health services seemed to hinder the availability and effectiveness of many resources. The findings from this study can inform the creation of new supports for PCPs and clinical staff providing mental health care.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Experimental Studies / Prognostic study / Qualitative research / Randomized controlled trials Language: English Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Children9081167

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Experimental Studies / Prognostic study / Qualitative research / Randomized controlled trials Language: English Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Children9081167