ReviewInternational journal of clinical practice2021
Telepsychiatry and other cutting-edge technologies in COVID-19 pandemic: Bridging the distance in mental health assistance.
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- Next-Generation Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Depression: Integrating Digital Tools, Teletherapy, and Personalization for Enhanced Mental Health Outcomes.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Pooled it
- Smartphone-Delivered Attentional Bias Modification Training for Mental Health: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.JMIR mental health · 2024Pooled it
- Enhancing social functioning using multi-user, immersive virtual reality.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
- Effectiveness of Mental Health Apps for Distress During COVID-19 in US Unemployed and Essential Workers: Remote Pragmatic Randomized Clinical Trial.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2022Trial
- 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
- Telepsychiatry in child and adolescent mental healthcare: clinicians' perspectives on lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2026Article
- Choosing Virtual Versus In-Person Mental Health Crisis Care: A Theoretical Framework for the Decision-Making Process From the Patient's Perspective.Scandinavian journal of caring sciences · 2026Article
- P5 Mental Health Platform: A Digital Solution to Monitor Anxiety and Depression Symptoms in the General Portuguese Population.Epidemiologia (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Association Between Telehealth Delivery and Same-day Access to Integrated Mental Health in a National VA Sample.Journal of general internal medicine · 2026Article
- Comparative Analysis of Prescriptions and Pharmacy Services in Internet-Based Psychiatric Hospital During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic: Retrospective Cross-Sectional Observational Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Observational
- Chatbot Remote Monitoring System in Patients with Schizophrenia: A Pilot Study of User Experience.Consortium psychiatricum · 2026Article
- Piloting Digital Navigators to Promote Acceptance and Engagement With Digital Mental Health Apps in German Outpatient Care: Protocol for a Multicenter, Single-Group, Observational, Mixed Methods Interventional Study (DigiNavi).JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
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- Trends and Shifts in Swedish Telemedicine Consultations During the Pre-COVID-19, COVID-19, and Post-COVID-19 Periods: Retrospective Observational Study.JMIR formative research · 2025Observational
- National trends of mental health and service utilisation among international students in the USA, 2015-2024.General psychiatry · 2025Article
- Addressing epistemic injustice in the mental healthcare of Indigenous people in Bangladesh: Implications for global mental health.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2025Review
- Perceived safety and mental health among Asian American women: Exploring the moderating role of loneliness and resilience.PloS one · 2025Article
- Outpatient mental health care during high incidence phases of the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany - changes in utilization, challenges and post-COVID care.European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience · 2024Article
- Client and family experiences with telehealth-delivered early psychosis services.Early intervention in psychiatry · 2024Article
- How the COVID-19 pandemic reshaped telepsychology: Insights from an Italian survey.Internet interventions · 2024Article
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8 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundAt the end of 2019, a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) was identified in China. The high potential of human-to-human transmission led to subsequent COVID-19 global pandemic. Public health strategies including reduced social contact and lockdown have been adopted in many countries. Nonetheless, social distancing and isolation could also represent risk factors for mental disorders, resulting in loneliness, reduced social support and under-detection of mental health needs. Along with this, social distancing determines a relevant obstacle for direct access to psychiatric care services. The pandemic generates the urgent need for integrating technology into innovative models of mental healthcare.
aimsIn this paper, we discuss the potential role of telepsychiatry (TP) and other cutting-edge technologies in the management of mental health assistance. We narratively review the literature to examine the advantages and risks related to the extensive application of these new therapeutic settings, along with the possible limitations and ethical concerns.
resultsTelemental health services may be particularly feasible and appropriate for the support of patients, family members and healthcare providers during this COVID-19 pandemic. The integration of TP with other technological innovations (eg, mobile apps, virtual reality, big data and artificial intelligence (AI)) opens up interesting future perspectives for the improvement of mental health assistance.
conclusionTelepsychiatry is a promising and growing way to deliver mental health services but is still underused. The COVID-19 pandemic may serve as an opportunity to introduce and promote, among numerous mental health professionals, the knowledge of the possibilities offered by the digital era.
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