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Attitudes of Mental Health Professionals towards Telepsychology during the Pandemic: A Pilot Study
Marco Cavallo1,2, Elisa Pedroli1,3, Manuela Cantoia1
1Faculty of Psychology, eCampus University, 22060 Novedrate, CO, Italy.
Objective:
This pilot study investigated mental health professionals' attitudes towards remote psychological consultations and internet-based interventions.
Methods:
An online survey in Italian and English was administered to a sample of 191 psychologists and psychotherapists to collect detailed information about their professional experience providing online psychological interventions a year and a half after the beginning of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.
Results:
The results did not reveal a statistically significant association between the participants' theoretical approaches and the number of patients treated via the online modality. Overall, most of the participants found advantages to the online setting but also noted critical issues regarding privacy and the ease of integrating new technology into their clinical practice.
Conclusions:
According to the participants, despite the challenges that must be addressed, telehealth is a viable psychological therapeutic option that is destined to grow in importance in the near future.
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