Telepsychiatry in the Post-COVID-19 Era: Moving Backwards or Forwards?

All psychiatrists responded to a questionnaire that gathered information about their own preferences and individual data about their patients. Since psychiatrists obtained data from their patients during the tele-consultations, the percentage of response was high: 95% of the patients responded to th...

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Published inPsychotherapy and Psychosomatics Vol. 90; no. 1; pp. 69 - 2
Main Authors Colle, Romain, Ait Tayeb, Abd El Kader, de Larminat, Delphine, Commery, Line, Boniface, Bruno, Chappell, Kenneth, Lasica, Pierre-Alexandre, Gressier, Florence, Mecifi, Rima, Rotenberg, Samuel, Rigal, Adrien, Zitoun, Sarah, Gasnier, Matthieu, Mezzacappa, Antonia, Nicolicea, Cerasella, Chaneac, Edouard, Martin, Séverine, Choucha, Walid, Hardy, Patrick, Schouman-Claeys, Elisabeth, Corruble, Emmanuelle
Format Journal Article Web Resource
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland S. Karger AG 01.12.2020
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COVID-19
Humans
Pandemics
SARS-CoV-2
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Summary:All psychiatrists responded to a questionnaire that gathered information about their own preferences and individual data about their patients. Since psychiatrists obtained data from their patients during the tele-consultations, the percentage of response was high: 95% of the patients responded to the survey. After the pandemic, two-thirds of the patients wish to continue durably with telepsychiatry. [...]all psychiatrists plan to continue with telepsychiatry for one-third of their consultations. [...]our results suggest that COVID-19 may trigger a future widespread use of telepsychiatry.
ISSN:1423-0348
DOI:10.1159/000511024