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Annotated Reference List
Unit 7: Future Directions

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Ceniti, A. K., Abdelmoemin, W. R., Ho, K., Kang, Y., Placenza, F., Laframboise, R., Bhat, V., Foster, J. A., Frey, B. N., Lam, R. W., Milev, R.,

Rotzinger, S., Soares, C. N., Uher, R., & Kennedy, S. H. (2022). “One Degree of Separation”: A Mixed-Methods Evaluation of Canadian Mental Health Care User and Provider Experiences With Remote Care During COVID-19. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1177/07067437211070656

  • This journal article provides information on both the view point of end users and providers with regard to online therapy and care in the field of mental health.  Overall consensus is provided on the success of programing and the importance of access to technology to support patients and remove barriers to accessing health care.

 

Husain, M. O., Gratzer, D., Husain, M. I., & Naeem, F. (2021). Mental Illness in the Post-pandemic World: Digital Psychiatry and the Future.

Frontiers in Psychology, 12(April), 10–13. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.567426

  • This article highlights how online psychiatry has increased as a reflection of COVID 19 pandemic.  It also provides insight on how to keep the momentum of telepsychiatry and therapy moving forward with regard to psychiatry programs and treatments.

 

Madigan, S., Racine, N., Cooke, J. E., & Korczak, D. J. (2020). COVID-19 and telemental health: Benefits, challenges, and future directions.

Canadian Psychology, 62(1), 5–11. https://doi.org/10.1037/cap0000259

  • An overview of the benefits of telepsychiatry health, and the challenges experienced by service users and practitioners.  Specific points are made with regard to the potential breach in confidentiality and limits of those without access to technology. Highlights how telepsychiatry should be considered on a case by case basis for efficacy.

 

Roberts, C., Darroch, F., Giles, A., & van Bruggen, R. (2021). Plan A, Plan B, and Plan C-OVID-19: adaptations for fly-in and fly-out mental

health providers during COVID-19. International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 80(1).

https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2021.1935133

  • Examines the impact of COVID 19 on the delivery of mental health services in remote communities, and the challenges and enhancements telemental helath provides towards remote environments and communities.

 

Yue, J. L., Yan, W., Sun, Y. K., Yuan, K., Su, S. Z., Han, Y., Ravindran, A. V., Kosten, T., Everall, I., Davey, C. G., Bullmore, E., Kawakami,

N., Barbui, C., Thornicroft, G., Lund, C., Lin, X., Liu, L., Shi, L., Shi, J., … Lu, L. (2020). Mental health services for infectious disease outbreaks including COVID-19: A rapid systematic review. Psychological Medicine, 50(15), 2498–2513. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291720003888

  • This article examines the importance of mental health services during a pandemic; and identifies how tele-mental healthcare services were key central components of stepped care for both infectious disease outbreak management and routine support. Comments on the usefulness and limitations of remote health delivery.

 

Zhou, X., Snoswell, C. L., Harding, L. E., Bambling, M., Edirippulige, S., Bai, X., & Smith, A. C. (2020). The Role of Telehealth in Reducing

the Mental Health Burden from COVID-19. Telemedicine and E-Health, 26(4), 377–379. https://doi.org/10.1089/tmj.2020.0068

  • This article speaks to how simple communication methods such as e-mail and text messaging can be used more extensively to share information about symptoms of burnout, depression, anxiety, and PTSD during COVID-19.  Also notes the importance of offering cognitive and/or relaxation skills to deal with minor symptoms, and to encourage access to online self-help programs during a pandemic.

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