Turk Psikiyatri Derg. 2021;32(4):275-282. doi: 10.5080/u26021.
The COVID-19 pandemic has directed the use of telemedicine and digital mental health services to meet the needs of people in order to maintain physical distancing by preventing person to person contact. The aim of this review is to highlight the role of telemental health services during the COVID-19 pandemic.
An electronic search was carried out between January 01, 2020 and October 31, 2020 to explore the utilization of telehealth services for mental health problems among adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. The primary source of literature was the structured search of major electronic databases from the MEDLINE (PubMed), CINAHL Plus, Science Direct and the Web of Science. We included nine published studies meeting the the eligibility criteria.
The role of telehealth identified in this review mainly focused on the applicability of this modality for assessing and managing various mental health problems in these unprecedented times. It also pointed out that the provision of telemental health support reduced the burden of mental health diseases and promoted the wellbeing of the individual. Further, it was witnessed that patients preferred remote consultation as compared to face-to-face visits in order to avoid contracting the virus and found online mental health interventions and psychological counseling very helpful to cope up with the current crisis.
The current COVID-19 lockdown has changed the management of the mental health problems of patients. The use of this innovative modality prevents transmission of infection and provides timely treatment to the community members most in need.
为满足人们的需求，防止人际接触，新冠疫情期间利用远程医疗和数字心理健康服务以保持身体距离。本综述旨在突出新冠疫情期间远程心理健康服务的作用。
为了探索新冠疫情期间远程医疗服务在治疗成年人心理健康问题方面的应用，我们在 2020 年 1 月 1 日至 10 月 31 日进行了电子检索。主要文献来源是对 MEDLINE（PubMed）、CINAHL Plus、Science Direct 和 Web of Science 等主要电子数据库的结构化搜索。我们纳入了符合入选标准的九项已发表研究。
本综述中确定的远程医疗的作用主要集中在这种模式在评估和管理这些前所未有的时期各种心理健康问题的适用性。它还指出，提供远程心理健康支持减轻了心理健康疾病的负担，促进了个人的健康。此外，与面对面就诊相比，患者更喜欢远程咨询，以避免感染病毒，并且发现在线心理健康干预和心理咨询非常有助于应对当前的危机。
目前的新冠疫情封锁改变了患者心理健康问题的管理方式。这种创新模式的使用可防止感染传播，并为最需要的社区成员提供及时的治疗。
