This panel discussion will delve into the current behavioral health challenges for both patients and providers in navigating a course through the current pandemic. It will include a focus on the unintended consequences of the lockdowns occurring across the country, as well as thoughts on the longer term implications for providing care to patients with serious mental illnesses.
Key Take-aways:
- A better understanding of the human costs of the pandemic and its effects on both providers and behavioral health patients (some of whom may be newly diagnosed).
- A more clear line of sight on what to expect in the aftermath of the pandemic in terms of long term effects on patients and how providers will deliver care.