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Review
. 2022 Dec;49(4):641-657.
doi: 10.1016/j.pop.2022.04.008. Epub 2022 Oct 20.

Virtual Care for Behavioral Health Conditions

Christina S Palmer  1 , Shandra M Brown Levey  2 , Marisa Kostiuk  3 , Aimee R Zisner  2 , Lauren Woodward Tolle  2 , Rebecca M Richey  3 , Stephanie Callan  4
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Review

Virtual Care for Behavioral Health Conditions

Christina S Palmer et al. Prim Care. 2022 Dec.

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the urgent need for behavioral health care services. A substantial portion of mental health care transitioned to virtual care during the COVID-19 pandemic, remains virtual today, and will continue that way in the future. Mental health needs continue to grow, and there has been growing evidence showing the efficacy of virtual health for behavioral health conditions at the system, provider, and patient level. There is also a growing understanding of the barriers and challenges to virtual behavioral health care.

Keywords: Behavioral health; COVID-19; Telehealth.

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Disclosure The authors have nothing to disclose.

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