Cognitive-behavioral teletherapy for children and adolescents with mental disorders and their families during the COVID-19 pandemic: a survey on acceptance and satisfaction.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic is challenging for health care systems around the world. Teletherapy (psychotherapy conducted via videoconference) for children and adolescents offers a promising opportunity not only to provide treatment during social distancing restrictions but also to reduce treatment barriers that might prevent families from seeking care independent of the pandemic. Therefore, it is highly important to examine the implementation and especially the acceptance of and satisfaction with teletherapy.

Methods

Therapists of 561 patients and parents of 227 patients (total 643 patients) aged 3-20 years treated at a university outpatient unit rated their experiences with teletherapy.

Results

Following the outbreak of COVID-19, 73% of the patients switched fr

SUBMITTER: Meininger L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9330974 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature