Telepsychiatry: A game-changer during Covid-19 pandemic and a wave of future psychiatry in India

Singh, Gurvinder

doi:10.1016/j.ajp.2021.102795

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“…In fact, accordingly, our findings reported a moderate increase in the frequency use of digital psychiatry interventions (e.g., e‐health, e‐mental health, telemedicine, telepsychiatry, digital psychiatry, DHIs) by participants who reported an elevation up to 21%–50% compared to their previous clinical practice, after the COVID‐19 outbreak (Stewart & Appelbaum, 2020). These findings are consistent with previous published studies carried out in India and Nepal (Li et al, 2021; Parikh et al, 2021; Rojnic Kuzman et al, 2021; Singh, 2021; Singh et al, 2021).…”

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Training and education in digital psychiatry: A perspective fromAsia‐Pacificregion

Orsolini

Jatchavala

Noor

et al. 2021

Asia-Pacific Psychiatry

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Background: Digital mental health interventions and digital psychiatry have been rapidly implemented over the past decade, particularly with the intent to offer a costeffective solution in those circumstances in which the current mental health services and infrastructure are not able to properly accommodate the patients' needs. However, mental health workforce is often poorly theoretical/practical trained in digital psychiatry and in delivering remote consultations safely and effectively, not being common to own curricula-specific training requirements in digital psychiatry and skills. Methods: A web-based international cross-sectional survey was carried out by a working group constituted by one or two national representative(s) of each WHO South-East Asia and Western Pacific Regions (APAC), with the aim to evaluate the level of training, knowledge, experience, and perception regarding the topic of digital psychiatry in a sample constituted by medical students, psychiatry trainees, and early career psychiatrists from APAC. Results: An overall lack of theoretical and/or practical training on new digital tools and digital health interventions in psychiatry was observed. The level of training influences knowledge background, which, in turns, influences young professionals' perceptions and opinions regarding digital psychiatry and interventions in mental health. Conclusion: Implementing psychiatry training programs may significantly improve the level of knowledge and use of digital tools in mental healthcare. Moreover, mental health services and infrastructures should be properly adapted to the digital era, considering the overall weak and heterogeneous technical support and equipment, issues of internet connectivity, and other administrative-related challenges observed in APAC.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

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Training and education in digital psychiatry: A perspective fromAsia‐Pacificregion

Orsolini

Jatchavala

Noor

et al. 2021

Asia-Pacific Psychiatry

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“…[ 36 - 38 ] Mental health needs of the patients have been addressed by various psychosocial services especially through telepsychiatry wherein technology has been used efficiently with the rigorous online service delivery of therapies. [ 39 - 41 ]…”

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Resilience and self-compassion among persons with depressive disorders: Prerequisite for a positive mental health approach

Dan,

Ponnuchamy,

Anand

et al. 2023

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care

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Background: Treatment gap for common mental health problems, especially of the depressive disorders is consequential in developing countries like India. Positive mental health domains like resilience and self-compassion have been long hailed as protective factors against depression and viable for use in therapeutic aspects. The objectives were to find an association between resilience, self-compassion, and depression. Methods: The study was conducted using a cross-sectional design among 75 respondents who were seeking treatment for major depressive disorders from a tertiary care center during the second wave of COVID-19. Three scales were administered online, namely Beck’s Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II), Connor Davidson Resilience Scale (CD RISC-25), and Self-Compassion Scale-Short Form (SCS-SF). Spearman’s rank correlation test, Chi-square with Fisher’s exact test, and Kruskal Wallis H test were used to study the relationships and differences in average scores with respect to the severity of depression. Results: Most of the respondents had moderate depressive features along with moderately high levels of resilience (CD RISC 25) and self-compassion (SCS-SF) scores. Resilience and self-compassion were found to have no significant relationship with respect to the severity of depression. There was a weakly positive correlation between resilience and self-compassion among those with moderate and severe depression. Conclusion: Since the individuals with depression had higher scores on resilience and self-compassion, the levels of depression remained at moderate levels of severity despite the devastating impact of the second wave of COVID-19 in the Indian sub-continent. Results are to be interpreted with respect to psychosocial contexts arising during the COVID-19 pandemic. Mental health programs can incorporate the variables of resilience and self-compassion in intervention among individuals with depression which have likely been beneficial in their process of recovery.

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“…54 Telepsychiatry is also maturing in India, so, with a reliable and high-speed internet connection, psychiatric consultation is accessible via real-time video conferencing. 55 The consultation results are saved in the patient's medical record electronically. Thus IT and social networking have further globalized the world and transformed it into a compact and connected domain.…”

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Reimagining diaspora diplomacy during the COVID-19 crisis in India

Jindal

Baines

Mehjabeen

2022

International Health

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Diasporas are organized groups motivated by common cultural, ideological, political and religious values and common concerns for their countries of origin. Diaspora diplomacy has gained prominence worldwide, particularly in India, spurred by harrowing images of deaths and devastation due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A new generation of diaspora professionals modeled as social entrepreneurs uses collaborative and non-profit models to establish relationships with their counterparts to facilitate medical services and research. Teleradiology and telepsychiatry facilitate communication between diaspora members and their counterparts. We propose a common telehealth platform to standardize advice given by the Indian diaspora in the Global North as protocols change rapidly in acute pandemics. Consideration should be given to the well-known digital divide in India and other low- and middle-income countries. We advocate for diaspora members to train themselves in the art of global health diplomacy, to promote transparency and accountability in the collection of funds and a mandatory provision of outcome measurement by independent monitors rather than through social media. In the long run, Indian-Americans should play an active role in strengthening the domain of public health, which has historically been neglected in India, by focusing on the country's long-term infrastructure needs. The lessons learned from various diaspora efforts should be independently evaluated and recorded as best practice for future pandemics and humanitarian crises.

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Telepsychiatry: A game-changer during Covid-19 pandemic and a wave of future psychiatry in India

Cited by 6 publications

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Training and education in digital psychiatry: A perspective fromAsia‐Pacificregion

Training and education in digital psychiatry: A perspective fromAsia‐Pacificregion

Resilience and self-compassion among persons with depressive disorders: Prerequisite for a positive mental health approach

Reimagining diaspora diplomacy during the COVID-19 crisis in India

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