Telepsychiatry and In-Person Care for Pediatric Patients During COVID-19: Patients’ Perspectives

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed how child and adolescent psychiatrist’s practice. Nationwide restrictions and public health recommendations have reshaped the patient care setting to avoid spread of the virus. A major shift came in the form of telehealth, which allowed patients to attend clinic appointments online. Some of our clinic’s child and adolescent psychiatrists began practicing telehealth in March 2020 and continued completely virtually for one year. Other providers in our practice continued with in-person visits.