Medscape October 18, 2023
TOPLINE:
US adults with psychiatric illness experienced fewer disruptions in receiving psychotherapy following the transition to virtual psychiatric care that accompanied the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, a large study has shown.
METHODOLOGY:
Retrospective study using electronic health records and insurance claims data from three large US health systems.
Sample included 110,089 patients with mental health conditions who attended at least two psychotherapy visits during the 9 months before and 9 months after the onset of COVID-19, defined in this study as March 14, 2020.
Outcome was disruption in psychotherapy, defined as a gap of more than 45 days between visits.
TAKEAWAY:
Before the pandemic, 96.9% of psychotherapy visits were...
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