Changes in Clinical Management of Patients with Schizophrenia Treated with Long-Acting Injectable Antipsychotics (LAIs), Including Telepsychiatry Use, During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Batool HaiderAmy K O'SullivanLeona BessonovaElizabeth KeaneEric D AchtyesPhilip D HarveyJohn M KaneStephen R SakladJeffrey P TrotterAmy ClaxtonTiffany PolakJames McGroryWahidullah NooriAsia Sikora KesslerAaron YarlasDawn I VelliganPublished in: Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment (2023)
Changes made by sites after the pandemic onset were viewed by almost all participants as satisfactory for maintaining standard of care. Almost all participants thought that the use of telepsychiatry services would continue after the pandemic in a hybrid manner combining telepsychiatry and office visits. Ensuring that patients have equitable access to telepsychiatry will be important in the post-pandemic future.