From challenge to opportunity: COVID-19 and the evolution of virtual mental health care
Nicholas J Ainsworth1, M Ishrat Husain1, Benoit H Mulsant1
1Geriatric Mental Health Services, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.
Abstract:
The transition to virtual care (telehealth) during the COVID-19 pandemic has led to both challenges and opportunities in delivering effective mental health care that meets the needs of patients and families. The negative mental and physical health effects of isolation and loneliness associated with the pandemic present a challenge for community mental and behavioral health care. However, the advantages that virtual care provides for the delivery of mental health services, particularly the potential for improved access, also benefit both providers and patients. Ongoing barriers to wider adoption and utilization of virtual mental health care need to be addressed. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved).
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