Digital psychiatry in COVID-19 pandemic: An Italian perspective

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¹ NHS, Department of Mental Health, Community Mental Health Center, ASREM, Termoli, Italy. Electronic address: alessandro.gentile@asrem.org.
² NHS, Department of Mental Health, Psychiatric Service for Diagnosis and Treatment, Hospital "G. Mazzini," ASL 4, Teramo, Italy; Department of Neuroscience, Imaging and Clinical Science, Chair of Psychiatry, University "G. D'Annunzio", Chieti, Italy.
³ NHS, Department of Mental Health, Psychiatric Service for Diagnosis and Treatment, Hospital "Maria SS dello Splendore", ASL 4, Giulianova, Italy.
⁴ Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy.

Alessandro Gentile et al. Psychiatry Res. 2020 Oct.

. 2020 Oct:292:113316.

doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2020.113316. Epub 2020 Jul 20.

¹ NHS, Department of Mental Health, Community Mental Health Center, ASREM, Termoli, Italy. Electronic address: alessandro.gentile@asrem.org.
² NHS, Department of Mental Health, Psychiatric Service for Diagnosis and Treatment, Hospital "G. Mazzini," ASL 4, Teramo, Italy; Department of Neuroscience, Imaging and Clinical Science, Chair of Psychiatry, University "G. D'Annunzio", Chieti, Italy.
³ NHS, Department of Mental Health, Psychiatric Service for Diagnosis and Treatment, Hospital "Maria SS dello Splendore", ASL 4, Giulianova, Italy.
⁴ Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy.

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