Virtual Care for Behavioral Health Conditions

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the urgent need for behavioral health care services. A substantial portion of mental health care transitioned to virtual care during the COVID-19 pandemic, remains virtual today, and will continue that way in the future. Mental health needs continue to grow, and...

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Published in:	Primary care Vol. 49; no. 4; pp. 641 - 657
Main Authors:	Palmer, Christina S., Brown Levey, Shandra M., Kostiuk, Marisa, Zisner, Aimee R., Tolle, Lauren Woodward, Richey, Rebecca M., Callan, Stephanie
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Elsevier Inc 01-12-2022
Subjects:	Behavioral health COVID-19 COVID-19 - therapy Humans Mental Health Pandemics Psychiatry Telehealth Telemedicine COVID-19 Telehealth Behavioral health
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Summary:	The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the urgent need for behavioral health care services. A substantial portion of mental health care transitioned to virtual care during the COVID-19 pandemic, remains virtual today, and will continue that way in the future. Mental health needs continue to grow, and there has been growing evidence showing the efficacy of virtual health for behavioral health conditions at the system, provider, and patient level. There is also a growing understanding of the barriers and challenges to virtual behavioral health care.
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ISSN:	0095-4543 1558-299X 1558-299X
DOI:	10.1016/j.pop.2022.04.008