Initiating psychiatry teleclinics during the COVID-19 pandemic in a tertiary care hospital in Karachi, Pakistan

Tania Nadeem; Sana Siddiqui; Nargis Asad

doi:10.1037/tra0000668

Initiating psychiatry teleclinics during the COVID-19 pandemic in a tertiary care hospital in Karachi, Pakistan

Tania Nadeem, Sana Siddiqui, Nargis Asad

Department of Psychiatry, Medical College, Pakistan

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Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has overwhelmed hospitals all over the world. To reduce the risk of transmission of COVID-19 and meet the increasing mental health demands due to this trauma, psychiatry outpatient services have gone online in various countries. We describe steps taken at a tertiary care hospital in Karachi, Pakistan, to start these services during this pandemic. We also discuss the obstacles faced.

Original language	English (UK)
Pages (from-to)	807-808
Number of pages	2
Journal	Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy
Volume	12
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0000668
Publication status	Published - Oct 2020

Keywords

COVID-19
Pakistan
Pandemic
Psychiatry
Teleclinic

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Initiating psychiatry teleclinics during the COVID-19 pandemic in a tertiary care hospital in Karachi, Pakistan

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