Telepsychiatry: A Feasible Means to Bridge the Demand–Supply Gaps in Mental Health Services During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic: Preliminary Experiences from Sikkim State of India

• Samrat Singh Bhandari,
• Shijo John Joseph,
• Jai Ganesh Udayasankaran,
• Bemma Konthoujam,
• Sheikh Shoib,
• Sanjiba Dutta

Affiliations

Samrat Singh Bhandari

Dept. of Psychiatry, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences, Sikkim Manipal University, Gangtok, Sikkim, India.

Shijo John Joseph

Dept. of Psychiatry, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences, Sikkim Manipal University, Gangtok, Sikkim, India.

Jai Ganesh Udayasankaran

Healthcare Information Technology and Telehealth, Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust, Prasanthi Nilayam, Puttaparthi, Andhra Pradesh, India.

Bemma Konthoujam

Dept. of Community Medicine, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences, Sikkim Manipal University, Gangtok, Sikkim, India.

Sheikh Shoib

Dept. of Psychiatry, Jawahar Lal Nehru Memorial Hospital, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.

Sanjiba Dutta

Dept. of Psychiatry, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences, Sikkim Manipal University, Gangtok, Sikkim, India.