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Psychiatrists, patients favor telemedicine; challenges exist
Author(s) -
Canady Valerie A.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
mental health weekly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1556-7583
pISSN - 1058-1103
DOI - 10.1002/mhw.32365
Subject(s) - telemedicine , covid-19 , pandemic , telepsychiatry , medicine , medical emergency , psychiatry , psychology , nursing , family medicine , health care , political science , virology , pathology , disease , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty) , law
Despite some drawbacks, the transition to telemedicine in the early weeks of the COVID‐19 pandemic went more smoothly than expected, according to a majority of outpatient psychiatrists interviewed in a qualitative analysis published online in Psychiatric Services . Patients, they said, have also expressed satisfaction with virtual care.