Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Global Delivery of Mental Health Services and Telemental Health: Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic required mental health services around the world to adapt quickly to the new restrictions and regulations put in place to reduce the risk of transmission. As face-to-face contact became difficult, virtual methods were implemented to continue to safely provide mental health care. However, it is unclear to what extent service provision transitioned to telemental health worldwide.

Objective

We aimed to systematically review the global research literature on how mental health service provision adapted during the first year of the pandemic.

Methods

We searched systematically for quantitative papers focusing on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health services published until April 13, 2021, in the PubMed, Embase, medRxiv, and bi

SUBMITTER: Zangani C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9400843 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature