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| Published: August 23, 2020

A review on online counselling in COVID-19 pandemic: Indian perspective

Dr. Suneela Garg

Director Professor (HAG), Dept. of Community Medicine, Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi & India Google Scholar More about the auther

, Urvashi Bisht

Field Investigator, Dept. of Community Medicine, Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi & India Google Scholar More about the auther

, Dr. M.Meghachandra Singh

Director-Professor, Dept. of Community Medicine, Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi & India Google Scholar More about the auther

DIP: 18.01.060/20200803

DOI: 10.25215/0803.060

ABSTRACT

The unseen side of COVID-19; the imminent mass anxiety and its long-term psychological implications are slowly expanding and getting deep rooted day by day as the pandemic continues. This results in individuals trying to get counselling and consultations online. The aim of this paper is to understand accessibility, availability and role of Online Counselling in Covid-19. A study conducted in China indicated the need for health authorities to provide online or smartphone-based psychoeducation and psychological interventions. With the much-needed increase in online psychological services implementation, countries will be able to focus on the mental health and well-being of people during the COVID-19 pandemic. Analysis of available literature shows the dire need for creating an emergency task force of public health experts in creating and executing evidence-based interventions.

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Urvashi Bisht @ urvashi.clinpsy@gmail.com

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ISSN 2348-5396

ISSN 2349-3429

18.01.060/20200803

10.25215/0803.060

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Published in   Volume 08, Issue 3, July-September, 2020