Virtual Versus In-Person Follow-up After a Psychiatric Emergency Visit: A Population-Based Cohort Study: Suivi virtuel opposé à en personne après une visite à l'urgence psychiatrique : une étude de cohorte dans la population.
Matthew CrockerAnjie HuangKinwah FungTherese A StukelAlene ToulanyNatasha Ruth SaundersPaul KurdyakLucy C BarkerTanya S HauckMartin RotenbergEmily HamovitchSimone N VigodPublished in: Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie (2024)
These results support virtual care as a modality to increase access to follow-up after an acute care psychiatric encounter across a wide range of diagnoses. Prospective trials to discern whether this is due to the comparable efficacy of virtual and in-person care, or due solely to appropriate patient selection may be warranted.