Socially Distanced Emergencies: Clinicians' Experience with Tele-behavioral Health Safety Planning.

ABSTRACT: Psychiatry has experienced a rapid expansion in providing behavioral health services using virtual means; however, little is known regarding clinicians' experience in managing patient emergencies during virtual encounters. We present survey data from a large academic psychiatry department designed to better understand safety planning while delivering ambulatory tele-behavioral health services during the COVID-19 pandemic. Clinical faculty in the department were sent an anonymous electronic survey developed and distributed using the Qualtrics™ software. Departmental leadership provided a list of clinicians who performed ambulatory care. SAS 9.4 was used to conduct statistical analysis for associations between variables. Approximately one quarter (23.3%) of respondents engaged in proactive s

SUBMITTER: Vitiello E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9441324 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature