ABSTRACT

The aim of this scoping review was to examine some of the literature regarding telemedicine use relating to forensic mental healthcare that had been published since the start of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic with a view to ascertaining current thinking. A search identified 8 relevant pieces of recent literature that explored this subject. Particular themes were discovered throughout the literature relating to the following topics: pre-COVID experience, accessibility, adoption, staff attitudes, patient attitudes, effectiveness, technological factors, safety, legal and ethical issues, and patient suitability. Despite the wide implementation of videoconferencing facilities for remote consultations, there is concern regarding the lack of clinical and legal guidelines and formal training available to professionals. There is also an obvious lack of quantitative research in the recent use of remote consultations.

摘要

本范围界定审查的目的是检查自持续的 COVID-19 大流行开始以来发表的与法医心理保健相关的远程医疗使用的一些文献，以确定当前的想法。搜索确定了 8 篇探讨该主题的近期相关文献。在与以下主题相关的文献中发现了特定主题：COVID 前的经验、可及性、采用率、员工态度、患者态度、有效性、技术因素、安全性、法律和道德问题以及患者适用性。尽管用于远程会诊的视频会议设施得到广泛实施，但人们仍担心缺乏可供专业人员使用的临床和法律指南以及正规培训。