Telepsychiatry in a university mental health care service: experience report, practical considerations and challenges
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https://doi.org/10.25118/2763-9037.2020.v10.21Keywords:
Telemedicine, telepsychiatry, COVID-19Abstract
The outbreak of COVID-19 was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on March 11, 2020. In a short time, it led the health systems of several countries to collapse. Social isolation measures were imposed to prevent the rapid spread of the virus, creating sudden challenges for the adequate continuity of the mental health care services without exposingprofessionals and patients to the risk of contamination. In this scenario, telemedicine emerges as an essential tool to ensure assistance to patients with mental disorders. The objective of this article is to report on the experience of telepsychiatry implementation at the mental health outpatient clinic of Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública (EBMSP), located in the city of Salvador, state of Bahia, as well as to discuss the benefits and difficulties of this strategy.
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