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When the covid-19 pandemic forced behavioral health providers to stop seeing patients in person and instead hold therapy sessions remotely, the switch produced an unintended, positive consequence: Fewer patients skipped appointments.
May 24, 2021 4:51 PM EDT
When the COVID-19 pandemic forced behavioral health providers to stop seeing patients in person and instead hold therapy sessions remotely, the switch produced an unintended, positive consequence: Fewer patients skipped appointments.
That had long been a problem in mental health care. Some outpatient programs previously had no-show rates as high as 60%, according to several studies.
Only 9% of psychiatrists reported that all patients kept their appointments before the pandemic, according to an American Psychiatric Association report. Once providers switched to telepsychiatry, that number increased to 32%.
Not only that, but providers and patients say teletherapy has largely been an effective lifeline for people struggling with anxiety, depression and other psychological issues during an extraordinarily difficult time, even though it created a new set of challenges.
Meet the Alabama beekeeper whose honey is all the buzz
BOB CARLTON, AL.com
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1of3Justin Hill, the founder and owner of Eastaboga Bee Company, sits among the hives in his bee fields in rural Eastaboga, Ala. (Bob Carlton/The Birmingham News via AP)Bob Carlton/APShow MoreShow Less
2of3Eastaboga Bee Company wildflower honey is available at the Market at Pepper Place in Birmingham, Ala., on select Saturdays. (Bob Carlton/The Birmingham News via AP)Bob Carlton/APShow MoreShow Less
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EASTABOGA, Ala. (AP) A tall, bushy privet has grown up between the seat and steering wheel of the rusted, old Oliver tractor, which is parked right where Elvin Hill left it nearly 50 years ago.