Efficacy of synchronous telepsychology interventions for people with anxiety, depression, posttraumatic stress disorder, and adjustment disorder: A rapid evidence assessment.

Varker, Tracey; Brand, Rachel; Ward, Janine; Terhaag, Sonia; Phelps, Andrea

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“…In the opening editorial, Elliott (2020) identifies another of the most substantial barriers to the adoption of telepsychology: ourselves. Psychologists' bias against telepsychology can at times be profound, yet that bias runs counter to the overwhelming evidence suggesting that telepsychology is no less effective than in‐person treatment for the vast majority of presenting concerns (Varker, Brand, Ward, Terhaag, & Phelps, 2019) and that it can be an excellent extension to in‐person services such as aiding in assessment (Heesacker, Perez, Quinn, & Benton, 2020). Some seemingly obvious exceptions to this general rule may apply for specific clinical services, such as neuropsychological assessment, although evidence is mounting that certain neuropsychological assessments can feasibly be administered through telepsychology (Galusha‐Glasscock, Horton, Weiner, & Cullum, 2016).…”

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Rapid telepsychology deployment during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A special issue commentary and lessons from primary care psychology training

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Objective: This article positions the special issue on telepsychology amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, which has dramatically accelerated the adoption and dissemination of telepsychology.Method: The article makes general observations about the themes emerging in the special issue with considerations for application, training, theory-driven research, and policy. It then presents as a case example the rapid deployment during the pandemic of telepsychology doctoral training and services at the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Primary Care Psychology Collaborative.Results: Facilitators to VCU telepsychology deployment included trainee and supervisor resources, strong telepsychology training, and prior experience. Barriers to overcome included limited clinic capacity, scheduling, technology, and accessibility and diversity issues. Lessons learned involved presenting clinical issues, supervision, and working with children and adolescents.Conclusions: Telepsychology is crucial for psychological service provision, during the COVID-19 pandemic more than ever, and that is unlikely to change as psychologists and patients increasingly continue to appreciate its value. K E Y W O R D S COVID-19, integrated care, primary care psychology, telehealth, telemedicine, telepsychology, training 1 | INTRODUCTION Our commentary to this Journal of Clinical Psychology special issue on "Telepsychology: Research, Training, Practice,and Policy" has several purposes. We begin by making general observations about some of the themes emerging in the special issue with considerations for application, training, theory-driven research, and policy. We then position telepsychology amidst the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, which arguably is a historical event that has had the largest impact on the provision of telepsychology services since the invention of the webcam. The article will present as a case example the rapid deployment during the pandemic of telepsychology doctoral training and services at the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Primary Care Psychology Collaborative, which is funded by two grants from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and at any given time trains over 30 psychology doctoral students across a dozen or so primary care psychology training sites. The article will focus on the changes being made at VCU to adapt from in-person services and training to telepsychology, successes, and supports in that adaptation, barriers encountered, and lessons learned for telepsychology training and service provision. | TELEPSYCHOLOGY SPECIAL ISSUEMore than any other theme, the articles in this special issue underscore the critical nature of strong telepsychology training as a growth opportunity for the field. Pierce, Perrin, and McDonald (2020) found in their path model that the strongest predictors of psychologists' use of telepsychology were subjective norms, perceived ease of use, and perceived usefulness of telepsychology. Put simply, psychologists who do not use telepsychology do not feel that others are usi...

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Section: Telepsychology Special Issuementioning

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Rapid telepsychology deployment during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A special issue commentary and lessons from primary care psychology training

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“…The passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) in March of 2010 triggered rapid growth in telehealth equipment, software, and electronic health record systems. Reviewing the randomized controlled trial literature from 2005 through 2016 regarding the telepsychological treatment of four mental health conditions (depression, anxiety, PTSD, and adjustment disorders) found evidence to support video conferencing and teleconferencing interventions (Varker, Brand, Ward, Terhaag, & Phelps, 2019). Campbell, Millan, and Martin (2018) in a series of case studies explored processes for informed consent in telepsychology, an important new practice development.…”

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Psychological Practice and the COVID-19 Crisis: A Rapid Response Survey

Sammons¹,

VandenBos²,

Martin³

2020

J Health Serv Psychol

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Psychological practice has changed dramatically over the past 125 years. The two world wars both served to stimulate and change the scope of practice for psychologists. We surveyed over 3,000 doctoral psychologists about the impact of the COVID-19 health crisis on their clinical practices. Practice changed from primarily in-office to mostly telepsychology practice over the course of 2 weeks in March of 2020. The long-term effect on professional practice in psychology is not known.

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“…A number of studies have demonstrated telepsychology is an effective delivery method for a wide variety of psychotherapeutic interventions. A recent meta‐analysis was published (Varker, Brand, Ward, Terhaag, & Phelps, ) including 24 randomized control noninferiority trials comparing the efficacy of telepsychology versus in‐person therapy for anxiety, depression, post traumatic stress disorder, and adjustment disorder. Ten studies were included that investigated the effectiveness of telephone‐delivered interventions, 11 of video teleconference interventions, and two Internet‐delivered.…”

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Path analytic modeling of psychologists’ openness to performing clinical work with telepsychology: A national study

2019

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Objective: To examine whether the Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA) and Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) apply to psychologists' openness to using telepsychology. Method: Participants were 1,791 psychologists currently practicing psychotherapy. Participants represented all 50 US states and averaged 26.33 (SD = 11.18) years in clinical practice. The study used a cross-sectional, national online design. Results: Path analyses derived from the TRA and TAM evidenced poor fit. A newly-developed, third model achieved adequate to fit in which perceived attitudes of others concerning telepsychology were associated with perceived ease of use (β = 0.25, p < .001) and usefulness (β = 0.30, p < .001) of telepsychology. Perceived ease of use (β = 0.30, p < .001) and usefulness (β = 0.32, p < .001) of telepsychology both uniquely predicted current use of telepsychology. Conclusions: Organizations should adopt methods for delivering telepsychology that are easy to use and possess demonstrable utility. K E Y W O R D S technology acceptance model, telehealth, telepsychology, theory of reasoned action

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Efficacy of synchronous telepsychology interventions for people with anxiety, depression, posttraumatic stress disorder, and adjustment disorder: A rapid evidence assessment.

Cited by 239 publications

References 43 publications

Rapid telepsychology deployment during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A special issue commentary and lessons from primary care psychology training

Rapid telepsychology deployment during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A special issue commentary and lessons from primary care psychology training

Psychological Practice and the COVID-19 Crisis: A Rapid Response Survey

Path analytic modeling of psychologists’ openness to performing clinical work with telepsychology: A national study

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