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ArticleThe Journal of nervous and mental disease2021

Telepsychiatry in Low- and Middle-Income Countries During COVID-19: Pandemic, Barriers, and Road Model.

Mufaddal Najmuddin Diwan, Hashir Ali Awan, Alifiya Aamir, Renato de Filippis, Irfan Ullah

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Article in The Journal of nervous and mental disease, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Mufaddal Najmuddin DiwanDepartment of Internal Medicine, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.
Hashir Ali AwanDepartment of Internal Medicine, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.
Alifiya AamirDepartment of Internal Medicine, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.
Renato de FilippisPsychiatric Unit, Department of Health Sciences, University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy.
Irfan Ullah

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

abstractTo date, there is lack of specific effective treatment or vaccine for the SARS-CoV-2, and clinical and laboratory research is still ongoing to find successful drugs. Therefore, prevention to be infected through social distancing and isolation is the most effective way. However, all the other physical and mental illnesses continue to exist, if possible even more burdened by the emergency situation and social distancing. The COVID-19 pandemic, especially in many low- and middle-income countries, has caused a deeper gap in seeking psychiatric help. In this scenario, telepsychiatry could play a decisive role in implementing clinical care for frail patients and ensuring continuous mental care. Therefore, we felt the urge to write this article to express our hope that the old health care system at this time of crisis, as we know it, can offer the chance to implement pervasive care technologies that perfectly fit current psychiatric needs.

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Developing CountriesHealth Services AccessibilityMental Health ServicesTelemedicineContinuity of Patient CareCOVID-19HumansMental DisordersMobile ApplicationsPsychiatry

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PMID33502141
PMCPMC7850559

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