Facilitators of and barriers to perinatal telepsychiatry care: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Perinatal mental health disorders such as anxiety, depression and bipolar disorder can negatively impact the health of women and their children without appropriate detection and treatment. Due to increases in mental health symptoms and transmission risks associated with in-person appointments, many clinics transitioned to providing telepsychiatry care during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study sought to identify the facilitators and barriers to receiving perinatal telepsychiatry care from the perspective of patients, clinic staff and psychiatrists.

Design

Qualitative study based on analysis of in depth semistructured interviews.

Setting

The study was conducted in a virtual specialty mental health clinic in an academic setting.

Participants

Eight patien

SUBMITTER: Howard A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10565296 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature