Use of Teletherapy for the Treatment of People with Psychotic Disorders During Covid-19 Confinement: Acceptability, Feasibility, and Challenges
Publication: Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
3 October 2023
Abstract
Clinical teams working with clients with psychotic disorders have turned to teletherapy to continue offering services to their clients during the Covid-19 pandemic. However, few studies have focused on the challenges of teletherapy by professionals. We conducted a brief online survey with professionals working with clients with a psychotic disorder across Canada. Qualitative analysis of open-ended questions was conducted. Around 86% of the professionals we surveyed began using teletherapy at the beginning of the pandemic. Most professionals (83%) said that they would keep using teletherapy after the end of the pandemic. Numerous advantages and challenges of teletherapy were also discussed.
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Les professionnels travaillant avec des clients vivants avec des troubles psychotiques se sont tournés vers la téléthérapie pour continuer à offrir des services pendant la pandémie Covid-19. Nous avons mené un bref sondage en ligne pour déterminer les enjeux de la téléthérapie utilisée par ces professionnels. Des analyses qualitatives sur les questions ouvertes ont été effectuées. Environ 86 % des professionnels ont commencé à utiliser la téléthérapie depuis le début de la pandémie. La majorité des professionnels (83 %) ont déclaré qu’ils continueraient à utiliser la téléthérapie. De nombreux avantages et défis de la téléthérapie ont également été discutés.
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Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Volume 42 • Number 3 • November 2023
Pages: 47 - 54
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Félix Diotte, Raphaelle Merlo, Audrey Livet, Gabrielle Riopel, Chanelle Lefebvre, Amal Abdel-Baki, Philippe Tibbo, Marc-André Roy, Donna Lang, Marie Villeneuve, Vina Goghari, Chris Summerville, and Tania Lecomte. 2023. Use of Teletherapy for the Treatment of People with Psychotic Disorders During Covid-19 Confinement: Acceptability, Feasibility, and Challenges. Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health.
42(3): 47-54. https://doi.org/10.7870/cjcmh-2023-021
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