AN EVALUATION ON ATTITUDES OF POLISH PROFESSIONALS TOWARDS THE RAPID EMERGENCE OF REMOTE PSYCHOTHERAPY ARISING AT THE OUTSET OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, WITHIN A LEGAL CONTEXT.

The outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic impacted on everyday life and made necessary to deploy remote medical services. Delivering psychiatric health care remotely for children and adolescents posed a major challenge to healthcare professionals. The study aimed to describe the status and trends in remote psychotherapy used during the pandemic Covid-19 and lockdown in Poland with focus on factors affecting the decisions made by therapists, particularly those specific to child and adolescent therapy.

Scoping Review: Digital Mental Health Interventions for Children and Adolescents Affected by War.

Objective: More than 200 million children and adolescents live in countries affected by violent conflict, are likely to have complex mental health needs, and struggle to access traditional mental health services. Digital mental health interventions have the potential to overcome some of the barriers in accessing mental health support. We performed a scoping review to map existing digital mental health interventions relevant for children and adolescents affected by war, to examine the strength of the evidence base, and to inform the development of future interventions.