Is Online Treatment Beneficial For People Suffering From Mental Illness
Virtual sessions for mental health conditions may be effective for some people, but technical limitations must also be disregarded in order to make "telemental" care more publicly implemented.
According to the researchers of United Kingdom's National Institute for Health and Care Research, covid infection has accelerated the use of telehealth services along with people's mental health. They said, the effectiveness of telehealth could be greatly affected. With its help, access to private and confidential places becomes easy.
A study found that Internet connection and understanding of technology are essential for achieving telemental health. Real-world barriers are ignored for telemental health due to which we put inequalities in our healthcare system at greater risk.
Online therapy and online counseling have grown tremendously in the last few years. Online therapy is usually meant to strengthen mental health where mental health experts counsel people to make them mentally strong. But are there some drawbacks of online health services?
Well, meeting a doctor face to face help to build a practical relationship with him that directly affects your treatment. Consulting physically help doctors to understand the problem of their patient better and provide a better treatment.
India is a country with mass populace, in such a situation, there are some areas where internet has not been a part of people's life. Either they lack the technology or they don't know using it. This causes difficulty for them to consult any doctor digitally.
Apart from that, critical diseases or health issues should not be monitored online. It should go through a physical consultation as well as treatment.
