SynthesisJournal of telemedicine and telecare2022
Economic evaluation and costs of telepsychiatry programmes: A systematic review.
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29 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 61 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effectiveness of Telehealth Care Interventions for Women's Mental Health During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Pooled it
- The Effect and Safety of App-Based Interventions for Populations With Osteoarthritis: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2025Pooled it
- Cost-effectiveness of Internet Interventions Compared With Treatment as Usual for People With Mental Disorders: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Pooled it
- Implementation of Telemental Health Services Before COVID-19: Rapid Umbrella Review of Systematic Reviews.Journal of medical Internet research · 2021Pooled it
- The utility of physiotherapy assessments delivered by telehealth: A systematic review.Journal of global health · 2021Pooled it
- Primary Care Physician Adherence to Telepsychiatry Recommendations: Intermediate Outcomes from a Randomized Clinical Trial.Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association · 2022Trial
- At-Home Telehealth-Supported Subcutaneous Ketamine Therapy for Safety, Feasibility, and Clinical Outcomes in Adults With Moderate to Severe Depression, Anxiety, or Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in a Large, Heterogeneous Cohort in the United States: Retrospective Cohort Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Article
- Workforce Investments in Telehealth Suicide Prevention in Emergency Departments: Implementation Costs of a Centralized Behavioral Health Consultation Service.The journal of behavioral health services & research · 2026Article
- A scoping review of barriers and facilitators to implementing tele-mental health solutions for rural, remote and underserved populations in low- and middle-income countries.PLOS digital health · 2026Article
- Digital mental health needs a purpose-driven approach.Nature human behaviour · 2026Review
- PICO-based assessment and categorization of evidence for digital health interventions: an inductive framework development.Frontiers in digital health · 2026Review
- eHealth in the management of PTSD in children and adolescents: a scoping review.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Review
- Remote consultations in mental health: collaborative evaluation applying learning health systems thinking.BJPsych bulletin · 2025Article
- An Overview of Reviews on Telemedicine and Telehealth in Dementia Care: Mixed Methods Synthesis.JMIR mental health · 2025Review
- Advancing telemedicine and task-sharing to improve access to psychotherapy for perinatal populations.Communications medicine · 2025Article
- Telepsychiatry, access, and equity: accelerating mental health care for rural and low-income youth.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- The Use of Telepsychiatry Services in Emergency Settings: Scoping Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Article
- Telepsychiatry in the Treatment of Major Depressive Disorders.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2024Review
- Empowerment of Lay Mental Health Workers and Junior Psychologists Online in a Task-Shared, Rural Setting in Kerala, India.International journal of health policy and management · 2024Article
- Teleconsultations for mental health: Recommendations from a Delphi panel.Internet interventions · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectiveTelepsychiatry involves use of telecommunications technology to deliver psychiatric care and offers promise to reduce costs and increase access to mental health services. This systematic review examined cost reporting of telepsychiatry programmes for mental healthcare.
methodsWe systematically searched electronic databases for studies reporting costs, including economic evaluations such as cost-effectiveness analyses, or costs of developing telepsychiatry programmes for clinical care of mental disorders. Included studies enrolled participants with mental disorders and involved telepsychiatry for depression, anxiety disorders, serious mental illnesses including schizophrenia spectrum disorders and bipolar disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, dementia or epilepsy.
resultsTwenty-six unique studies met inclusion criteria (17,967 participants), with most targeting depression (
conclusionCosts of telepsychiatry programmes varied widely, with substantial heterogeneity in how costs were defined and reported. Some programmes cost less than in-person services while others cost more. Therefore, rigorous cost-effectiveness studies following established standards in economic evaluation are needed to inform implementation and sustainability of these programmes in health systems.
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