The COVID-19 telepsychology revolution: A national study of
                        pandemic-based changes in U.S. mental health care delivery.

Pierce, Bradford S.; Perrin, Paul B.; Tyler, Carmen M.; McKee, Grace B; Watson, Jack D.

doi:10.1037/amp0000722

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“…Our findings are remarkably similar to those of another large survey of psychologists (Pierce et al, 2020). Although our recruitment methods differed, both sets of respondents tended to be more senior psychologists working in individual or group private practice settings, and the response rates for the two surveys were roughly the same.…”

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Psychological Practice at Six Months of COVID-19: A Follow-Up to the First National Survey of Psychologists During the Pandemic

Sammons¹,

VandenBos²,

Martin³

et al. 2020

J Health Serv Psychol

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We conducted a survey of licensed psychologists at two weeks and again at six months after the declaration of a national emergency related to the COVID-19 pandemic. This article describes the results of the second survey conducted approximately six months after the crisis began. The rapid shift to telepsychological services seen in the first survey in the pandemic has solidified in the second survey. More providers reported delivering a larger percentage of services via telepsychology than early in the pandemic. The majority of respondents do not anticipate resuming in-person services until after a vaccine is made available, although a consistent minority reports ongoing in-person service provision. A majority reported their patients had appropriate access to internet and telepsychological service platforms, although one-fifth of respondents reported their patients had difficulty accessing such services. Early concerns about technological or regulatory problems involved in telepsychology are no longer evident. Most respondents indicated they will continue to use telepsychological services for the delivery of some of their psychological services after the pandemic ends. Forty-five percent knew of individuals who contracted the disease, 13% knew someone who died of the disease, and 2% reported contracted the disease themselves.

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“…In mid-May 2020, Pierce et al (2020) conducted a survey of licensed psychologists in clinical practice in the US. They used a variety of recruitment methods, generally focusing on professional directories or websites.…”

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Psychological Practice at Six Months of COVID-19: A Follow-Up to the First National Survey of Psychologists During the Pandemic

Sammons¹,

VandenBos²,

Martin³

et al. 2020

J Health Serv Psychol

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“… 21 , 22 The need for expanded training has increased substantially this year, as telepsychology has been central to the mental health services response to the COVID-19 global pandemic. 37 The present study sought to inform such expansion efforts by capturing the perspectives of clinical psychology doctoral students regarding two complementary topics, using a QUAL + Quan exploratory approach 31 to produce rich understanding of telepsychology training experiences. 32 , 33 First, participants tended to rate their telepsychology competencies as Moderate overall ( M = 2.0) for the majority of domains (66.67%).…”

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“…Dopp and colleagues 19 describe a useful process for implementing telepsychology services in a doctoral training clinic and offer guidance on practical issues (e.g., development of policies and procedures, effective use of consultation, selection of equipment, ensuring HIPAA compliance) from an administrative perspective; while the article focused on telepsychology services, much of the guidance applies to implementation of telehealth training generally. Many doctoral training clinics in health services psychology programs recently began offering telepsychology services in response to COVID-19, 37 , 39 but additional efforts are likely necessary for those programs to develop associated training practices. Thus, the findings from this study could help guide the development of formalized telepsychology training efforts around the services that doctoral programs rapidly implemented in response to this global health crisis.…”

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Incorporating telehealth into health service psychology training: A mixed-method study of student perspectives

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Objective Telehealth is increasingly recognized as an avenue for enhancing psychologists’ capacities to meet the mental health needs of a diverse and underserved (due to barriers e.g., distance, transportation) public. The present study sought to inform training in telepsychology (i.e., telehealth delivery of psychological services) by using both quantitative and qualitative methods to explore the perspectives of doctoral students who have already been involved in such training. Method A total of 19 predoctoral students from two universities, with at least some experience in telepsychology training, provided their perspectives on two complementary research questions: (1) How do students perceive their level of competence in various domains of telepsychology?; and (2) What are students’ perspectives on the process of telepsychology competency development during their doctoral training? Results The results of our study provide early evidence that doctoral trainees are able to develop telepsychology competencies and suggest that a supportive, training-oriented environment and fit between telepsychology and existing programmatic areas of emphasis are likely key to success. Conclusions Continued efforts to enhance training in providing telepsychology services should focus on how to best define, measure, and promote competency development in this emerging specialty area.

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“…Digital interventions tend to be more scalable than face-to-face interventions and reduce many of the structural barriers that prevent people from seeking treatment [34][35][36]. The need for digital interventions has become even more apparent during the global COVID-19 pandemic [37], when many mental health professionals have had to pivot to teletherapy [38], and mental health concerns are expected to become even more prevalent [39]. Although a number of digital mental health interventions have been developed [33,[40][41][42], digital loneliness interventions are in their infancy, and most of the studies testing these interventions are small pilot or feasibility studies published in the past 1-2 years [43][44][45][46].…”

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The Impact of a Digital Intervention (Happify) on Loneliness During COVID-19: Qualitative Focus Group

Boucher¹,

McNaughton²,

Harake³

et al. 2021

JMIR Ment Health

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Background Loneliness is a growing area of concern, attracting attention as a public health concern due to its association with a variety of psychological and physical health problems. However, interventions targeting loneliness are less common than interventions for other mental health problems, such as depression and anxiety, and existing interventions focus primarily on building social skills and increasing opportunities for social interaction despite research suggesting these techniques are not the most effective. Furthermore, although there is an increasing need for scalable and convenient interventions, digital interventions for loneliness are even less common. Objective Using a qualitative approach, we explore how adults (18-64 years of age) who express wanting to be more connected to others experience loneliness and react to a digital mental health intervention targeting loneliness. Methods A total of 11 participants were recruited from a pilot randomized controlled trial exploring the impact of a digital mental health intervention, Happify Health, on loneliness among adults aged 18-64 years who indicated wanting to feel more connected to others when signing up for the platform. Participants were invited to participate in a 3-day asynchronous focus group about their experiences with loneliness, with Happify Health, and with social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic. All 11 participants completed the focus group in May 2020. Results Participants’ responses were coded using thematic analysis, which led to identifying five themes, each with separate subthemes, that could be applied across the 3-day focus group: loneliness, relationships, social distancing, skill acquisition, and coping. Overall, we observed variability across participants in terms of the source of their loneliness, their perceptions of their social connections, and their motivation to reduce feelings of loneliness; however, participants commonly referred to negative self-perceptions as a cause or consequence of loneliness. Participants also varied in the extent to which they felt social distancing increased or decreased feelings of loneliness. In regard to the intervention, participants showed evidence of adopting skills they used to address their loneliness, particularly mindfulness and gratitude, and then using these skills to shift toward more active coping strategies following the intervention, including during the COVID-19 pandemic. Conclusions The heterogeneity in participants’ experiences with loneliness described during this focus group emphasizes the subjective and complex nature of loneliness. This highlights the importance of developing loneliness interventions that use a variety of strategies, including both direct and indirect strategies for reducing loneliness. However, based on our data, a key component to loneliness interventions is incorporating strategies for addressing underlying negative self-perceptions that stem from, but also contribute to, loneliness. This data also provides preliminary evidence that digital platforms may be an effective tool for disseminating loneliness interventions while providing the added benefit of offering a productive distraction when feeling lonely.

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The COVID-19 telepsychology revolution: A national study of pandemic-based changes in U.S. mental health care delivery.

Cited by 294 publications

References 29 publications

Psychological Practice at Six Months of COVID-19: A Follow-Up to the First National Survey of Psychologists During the Pandemic

Psychological Practice at Six Months of COVID-19: A Follow-Up to the First National Survey of Psychologists During the Pandemic

Incorporating telehealth into health service psychology training: A mixed-method study of student perspectives

The Impact of a Digital Intervention (Happify) on Loneliness During COVID-19: Qualitative Focus Group

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