Asynchronous Technologies in Mental Health Care and Education

AbstractPurpose of reviewPatients, providers, and trainees should understand the current types of asynchronous technologies that can be used to enhance the delivery and accessibility of mental health care. Asynchronous telepsychiatry (ATP) removes the need for real time communication between the clinician and patient, which improves efficiency and enables quality specialty care. ATP can be applied as distinct consultative and supervisory models inclinician-to-clinician,clinician-to-patient, andpatient-to-mobile health settings.Recent findingsThis review is based on research literature and the authors ’ clinical and medical training, using experiences with asynchronous telepsychiatry from before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Our studies demonstrate that ATP provides positive outcomes in theclinician-to-patient model with demonstrated feasibility, outcomes and patient satisfaction. One author ’s medical education experience in the Philippines during COVID-19 highlights the potential to utilize asynchronous technology in areas with limitations to online learning. We emphasize the need to teach media skills literacy around mental health to students, coaches, therapists, and clinicians wh en advocating for mental well-being. Several studies have demonstrated the feasibility of incorporating asynchronous e-tools such as self-guided multimedia and artificial intelligence for data collection at theclinician-to-clinician andpatient-to-mobile health level. In addition, ...
Source: Current Treatment Options in Psychiatry - Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research