Rania Amer wrote Sunday, October 22, 2023 05:35 PM
Recently, the idea of “online treatment” has spread via the Internet, especially psychological consultations, and there have become a number of sites specialized in this matter. These sites have removed the embarrassment of visiting a psychiatrist for the patient, and have also saved time and effort. The Ministry of Health has launched a digital platform for psychological medical consultations. In the following lines, we learn about the importance of online psychotherapy after its recent spread in Egypt.
Dr. Hossam El-Sawy, Professor of Psychiatry at Tanta Faculty of Medicine, said in an exclusive statement to “Youm7” that modern technological methods of psychological treatment via the Internet, which is called “digital psychiatry,” began about 10 years ago as a result of some countries waging wars, and therefore no… Many people have access to private psychological clinics.”
He explained that the idea of online psychotherapy began to spread in Australia, then Canada, and then the whole world.
The professor of psychiatry also pointed out that after the Corona epidemic, this idea had to be taken into account PsychotherapyIt was used after people panicked about the virus and refrained from leaving their homes.
He added: “The spread of the idea of digital psychiatry has increased worldwide, after many people became depressed and constantly stressed due to fear of Corona, until there were cognitive behavioral therapy sessions via the Internet, and the patient chooses the doctor who will interview him online and choose the appropriate date.” Payment is made via credit card.
Dr. Hossam El-Sawy confirmed that the Egyptian Ministry of Health adopted the idea and a digital platform was created with members of college professors who provided assistance in psychological treatment and other things, and they were able to provide assistance to others and deliver all the valuable information that would benefit patients while they were staying in their homes.
He continued, saying: The Tanta Faculty of Medicine held a conference in which it reviewed the importance of digital psychiatric treatment, to help people with the issue of treatment despite the distance from their places of residence with the latest technologies, before the spread of the Corona epidemic. Doctors at the Tanta Faculty of Medicine also recently cooperated with the State of Canada to establish a program. For digital psychiatry for application to Tanta students.
In the same context, Dr. Akram Ashour, Director of the Mental Health Hospital in Sohag Governorate, said that modern technology plays an important role in all fields, including psychiatric services, and we all need means of communication via the Internet, especially during crises such as the Corona crisis that society has experienced during the recent period. .
The consultant explained that the General Secretariat of Mental Health has implemented electronic platform services and circulated them to all mental health hospitals and public service hotline phones, noting that the issue of electronic communication with the psychiatric patient requires protecting the patient’s privacy.
The doctor added that these special medical services are provided by specialists in emergency cases such as suicide and severe depression, where one can contact the hotline numbers of the Ministry of Health and the General Secretariat for Mental Health and Addiction Treatment.
The hospital director confirmed that electronic communication with a specialist is effective in some cases, especially extreme emergencies, and the patient’s inability to go to the specialist doctor as a result of another physical illness such as fractures, tumors, and chronic kidney failure. He stressed that direct communication with the specialist doctor is indispensable, because the direct meeting depends. In his success in establishing a sound medical relationship between the doctor and the patient that includes human, psychological and social feelings.
The consultant stated that writing medical treatment via electronic platforms is still prohibited, and the doctor will be held accountable for it if he prescribes treatment without consulting the patient, stressing the need for psychological support for patients via phone or the Internet is important as a first step and not the basis for treatment.
2023-10-22 14:35:00
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