Pediatric behavioral telehealth in the age of COVID-19: Brief evidence review and practice considerations.

ABSTRACT: Considerable efforts over the last decade have been placed on harnessing technology to improve access to behavioral health services. These efforts have exponentially risen since the outbreak of the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which has prompted a move to novel systems of care, largely based on telehealth delivery. This article aims to provide a broad review of evidence for telehealth assessment and treatment of externalizing disorders and internalizing disorders in children and discuss practice considerations and established guidelines for telehealth delivery. Existing literature supports the promise of behavioral health interventions including behavioral parent training and combination approaches for externalizing disorders as well as cognitive-behavioral based interventions for

SUBMITTER: Ros-DeMarize R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8049735 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature