Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on treatment adherence and the caregivers’ preference regarding telepsychiatry services at a specialized child and adolescent mental health service in a teaching hospital in Sri Lanka

Rohanachandra, Y. M.; Nanayakkara, K. A. S. D.; Vipulanandan, Santhirasulochana; Yoheswaran, Abhiramie

doi:10.4038/sljpsyc.v13i2.8362

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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on treatment adherence and the caregivers’ preference regarding telepsychiatry services at a specialized child and adolescent mental health service in a teaching hospital in Sri Lanka

Y. M. Rohanachandra iD, K. A. S. D. Nanayakkara, Santhirasulochana Vipulanandan, Abhiramie Yoheswaran

Sri Lanka Journal of Psychiatry 13(2): 18–20 · 2022

https://doi.org/10.4038/sljpsyc.v13i2.8362

Abstract

As many countries have reported a disruption of the delivery of mental health services during the pandemic, we aimed to assess the impact of the pandemic on the treatment compliance of patients attending a CAMHS in Sri Lanka and to assess the patients views on telepsychiatry. Sixty percent had defaulted treatment during lockdowns, with rate of defaulting treatment being significantly higher in those receiving only non-pharmacological therapies (p

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