Unit 7: Future Directions

•  This article provides insight on how to keep the momentum of telepsychiatry and therapy moving forward with regard to psychiatry programs and treatments.

Husain, M. O., Gratzer, D., Husain, M. I., & Naeem, F. (2021). Mental Illness in the Post-pandemic World: Digital Psychiatry and the Future.

Frontiers in Psychology, 12(April), 10–13. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.567426

• This article examines the impact of COVID 19 on the delivery of mental health services in remote communities.

Roberts, C., Darroch, F., Giles, A., & van Bruggen, R. (2021). Plan A, Plan B, and Plan C-OVID-19: adaptations for fly-in and fly-out mental

health providers during COVID-19. International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 80(1).

https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2021.1935133

• This article speaks to how simple communication methods such as e-mail and text messaging can be used more extensively to share information about symptoms of burnout, depression, anxiety, and PTSD during COVID-19. 

Zhou, X., Snoswell, C. L., Harding, L. E., Bambling, M., Edirippulige, S., Bai, X., & Smith, A. C. (2020). The Role of Telehealth in Reducing

the Mental Health Burden from COVID-19. Telemedicine and E-Health, 26(4), 377–379. https://doi.org/10.1089/tmj.2020.0068

• This journal article provides information on both the view point of end users and providers with regard to online therapy and care in the field of mental health. 

Ceniti, A. K., Abdelmoemin, W. R., Ho, K., Kang, Y., Placenza, F., Laframboise, R., Bhat, V., Foster, J. A., Frey, B. N., Lam, R. W., Milev, R.,

Rotzinger, S., Soares, C. N., Uher, R., & Kennedy, S. H. (2022). “One Degree of Separation”: A Mixed-Methods Evaluation of Canadian Mental Health Care User and Provider Experiences With Remote Care During COVID-19. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1177/07067437211070656

• This article reviews the 5 biggest digital health trends to watch. (1) telehealth, (2) medical IoT (3) apps for employee wellness, (4) continued innovation in infectious disease management, and (5) virtual and augmented reality.

Richards, R. (2021). Rising Trends in Digital Health: 5 Technologies That Will Define the Future of Healthcare. MassChallenge.

• This article discusses how use of blockchain technology could be used to securely coordinate and combine information from multiple providers allow direct and secure communication between patients and providers.

Attaran, M. (2020). Blockchain technology in healthcare: Challenges and opportunities. International Journal of Healthcare Management, 21(8), 2865.