Clinical practice during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study among child and adolescent psychiatrists across the world.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic has directly impacted the field of child and adolescent psychiatry, affecting all aspects of the lives of children and their families and increasing their risk of distress and mental health issues, especially among children with preexisting psychiatric disorders. Child and adolescent psychiatrists (CAPs) across the world have had to adapt their practice, due to lockdown and social distancing measures. This study aimed to explore how CAPs experienced their clinical practice in these singular conditions.

Methods

This exploratory international qualitative study used the Inductive Process to analyse the Structure of lived Experience (IPSE) approach, which is a five-stage inductive process used to explore the lived experience of participants in de

SUBMITTER: Sibeoni J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8608359 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature