The response of the mental health network of the Salamanca area to the COVID-19 pandemic: The role of the telemedicine.

[ENG]The COVID-19 pandemic reached world-wide causing a great impact on healthcare services. The aim of this work is to describe the response of the Mental Health Network of the Salamanca´ Area (Spain) to this crisis and the reorganization of its resources within the first 8 weeks after the state of...

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Autores: Roncero, Carlos, García-Ullán, Llanyra, de la Iglesia-Larrad, Javier I., Martín, Carmen, Andrés, Pilar, Ojeda, Ana, González-Parra, David, Pérez, Javier, Fombellida, Clara, Álvarez-Navares, Ana, Benito, José Antonio, Dutil, Virginia, Lorenzo, Carolina, Montejo González, Ángel Luis
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Salamanca (USAL)
Repositorio:GREDOS. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Salamanca
OAI Identifier:oai:gredos.usal.es:10366/161842
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10366/161842
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:COVID-19
Mental health
Telemedicine
Salud mental
Telemedicina
SARS Virus
Mental Health
salud mental
telemedicina
virus del SRAS
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Sumario:[ENG]The COVID-19 pandemic reached world-wide causing a great impact on healthcare services. The aim of this work is to describe the response of the Mental Health Network of the Salamanca´ Area (Spain) to this crisis and the reorganization of its resources within the first 8 weeks after the state of alarm was declared. The Psychiatry Service applied a contingency plan which included the reorganization of the human resources, the closure of some of the units and the implementation of telemedicine programs along with two specific programs, namely a mental health assistance program in the context of the infection by coronavirus, and another program for homeless people. 9.038 phone interviews were carried out in the outpatients and community mental health programs. The activity in subacute and acute wards, as well as that of the day hospital programs was decreased to 50%. Based on that this real-world response provided we concluded that the usage of telemedicine is promising in patients with any kind of disorder. Its implementation in daily practice will be considered in the future. Research must continue on COVID-19′s impact on patients with mental disorders and Psychiatry's necessary adaptations and new approaches to them.

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