Adapting to the digital age in psychiatry: evaluating change in emergency department nurses and psychiatrists' views toward telepsychiatry for involuntary hospitalization - Takeaways - MDSpire

Adapting to the digital age in psychiatry: evaluating change in emergency department nurses and psychiatrists' views toward telepsychiatry for involuntary hospitalization

  • By

  • L. Shalev

  • G. Lubin

  • S. Kirresh

  • I. Barash

  • A. Tamary Guterman

  • E. Bloemhof-Bris

  • S. Hirschmann

  • A. Avni

  • K. Avirame

  • M. Linder

  • D. Bathish

  • R. Badran

  • Y. Turm

  • B. Bloch

  • S. Konas

  • L. Izakson

  • F. Asad

  • Y. Melamed

  • S. Raskin

  • D. Raz

  • R. Eitan

  • A.J. Rose

  • May 12, 2026

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    The study assessed changes in attitudes toward telepsychiatry among emergency department nurses and psychiatrists for involuntary admissions.

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    A total of 344 participants completed surveys before and after telepsychiatry implementation, revealing improved perceptions of its evidence and context.

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    Feedback shifted from concerns about feasibility pre-implementation to issues of patient cooperation and agitation during the telepsychiatry phase.

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    Negative feedback regarding telepsychiatry decreased significantly, while perceptions of its appropriateness for patients improved.

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    The study highlights that familiarity with innovations like telepsychiatry can lead to positive shifts in implementers' viewpoints over time.

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Adapting to the digital age in psychiatry: evaluating change in emergency department nurses and psychiatrists' views toward telepsychiatry for involuntary hospitalization

  • by L. Shalev, G. Lubin, S. Kirresh, I. Barash, A. Tamary Guterman, E. Bloemhof-Bris, S. Hirschmann, A. Avni, K. Avirame, M. Linder, D. Bathish, R. Badran, Y. Turm, B. Bloch, S. Konas, L. Izakson, F. Asad, Y. Melamed, S. Raskin, D. Raz, R. Eitan, A.J. Rose

  • May 12, 2026

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