Trends in Telepsychiatry and In-Person Psychiatric Care for Depression in an Academic Health System, 2017-2022.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The authors aimed to assess differences in appointment completion rates between telepsychiatry and in-person outpatient psychiatric care for patients with depression in an academic health system.

Methods

Electronic health records of encounters for patients (ages ≥10) with a depression diagnosis and at least one scheduled outpatient psychiatric appointment (N=586,266 appointments; November 2017-October 2022) were assessed for appointment volume and completion of telepsychiatry versus in-person sessions.

Results

Telepsychiatry became the dominant care modality after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, although the number of telepsychiatry and in-person appointments nearly converged by October 2022. Logistic regression showed that telepsychiatry appointments (J

SUBMITTER: Ettman CK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10862532 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature