Saturday, January 16, 2021

The Impact of the COVID19 Pandemic on Aspects of Mental Health

I saw some relevant news from MedPage Today regarding the impact of the pandemic on mental health, psychiatric practitioners, and the way we do therapy as a result. I still see at least 50% of my patients virtually now. I'll put all the articles here for convenience: 

More and more psychiatrists are facing burnout amid the pandemic-related mental health crisis. (Business Insider)  


Reflecting this crisis, wait times for a psychiatric-unit bed are sometimes reaching a month long in Massachusetts. (Cambridge Day)  


According to a study including a representative sample of the U.S. adult population ages 20 and older, telehealth was utilized by more than half of patients for a behavioral health condition during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Journal of General Internal Medicine) 

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