COVID-19 and Telepsychiatry: Development of Evidence-Based Guidance for Clinicians.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) presents unique challenges in health care, including mental health care provision. Telepsychiatry can provide an alternative to face-to-face assessment and can also be used creatively with other technologies to enhance care, but clinicians and patients may feel underconfident about embracing this new way of working.

Objective

The aim of this paper is to produce an open-access, easy-to-consult, and reliable source of information and guidance about telepsychiatry and COVID-19 using an evidence-based approach.

Methods

We systematically searched existing English language guidelines and websites for information on telepsychiatry in the context of COVID-19 up to and including May 2020. We used broad search criteria and included

SUBMITTER: Smith K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7485934 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature