SynthesisThe British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science2023
Telepsychiatry versus face-to-face treatment: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.
Synthesis in The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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32 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 51 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Effectiveness of psychosocial interventions for adults with substance use disorder that have a co-occurring mental health disorder: an umbrella review and illustrative cost-effectiveness analysis.Health technology assessment (Winchester, England) · 2026Pooled it
- Telehealth Treatments of Common Psychological Disorders: An Overview and Meta-analysis.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2026Pooled it
- Different psychological interventions for perinatal depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.BMC psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Diagnosis and symptom assessment in telepsychiatry vs. face-to-face settings: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences · 2025Pooled it
- Short- and long-term effects of Covid-19 pandemic on health care system for individuals with eating disorders.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Pooled it
- Comparing In-Person Versus Self-Paced Polypharmacy Education in Older Adults: A Pragmatic Comparison of Delivery Format Effectiveness.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2026Trial
- Model of integrated mental health video consultations for people with depression or anxiety in primary care (PROVIDE-C): assessor masked, multicentre, randomised controlled trial.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2024Trial
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- Toward hybrid mental health care: an early health technology assessment based on stakeholder analysis and economic simulations.International journal of technology assessment in health care · 2026Article
- Engagement and Outcomes Associated With Message-Based Psychotherapy Among Older and Younger Adults.The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry · 2026Article
- Is Technology Remaking Therapy: The Screen and the Self: Telepsychiatry, AI Therapy, and the Defense Against Intimacy.Current psychiatry reports · 2026Review
- Evaluating the shift in psychiatric care: Associations between remote consultation use and clinical outcomes in a large longitudinal cohort.NPJ digital medicine · 2026Article
- Application of artificial intelligence in schizophrenia rehabilitation management: a systematic scoping review.Translational psychiatry · 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
- Digital mental health needs a purpose-driven approach.Nature human behaviour · 2026Review
- Exploring Video Consultations Across the Public and Private Sectors in Norway: Semistructured Interview Study.JMIR human factors · 2026Article
- Families' Experience of Family Therapy by Videoconference During the First Lockdown: A Qualitative Study.Family process · 2025Article
- Evaluating Telepsychiatric Assessment Satisfaction in Children and Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorder and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Their Caregivers: Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR pediatrics and parenting · 2025Article
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Authors and funding
9 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic has transformed healthcare significantly and telepsychiatry is now the primary means of treatment in some countries.
aimsTo compare the efficacy of telepsychiatry and face-to-face treatment.
methodA comprehensive meta-analysis comparing telepsychiatry with face-to-face treatment for psychiatric disorders. The primary outcome was the mean change in the standard symptom scale scores used for each psychiatric disorder. Secondary outcomes included all meta-analysable outcomes, such as all-cause discontinuation and safety/tolerability.
resultsWe identified 32 studies (
conclusionsTelepsychiatry achieved a symptom improvement effect for various psychiatric disorders similar to that of face-to-face treatment. However, some superiorities/inferiorities were seen across a few specific psychiatric disorders, suggesting that its efficacy may vary according to disease type.
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