MedPage Today (11/5, DePeau-Wilson ) reports, “Greater use of virtual mental health care services was linked to a lower risk of suicide-related events, according to a retrospective cohort study” that included “more than 16,000 veterans with prior mental health diagnoses.” The research “showed that a 1% increase in the proportion of mental health care received through telehealth services was associated with a 2.5% decrease in suicide-related events.” The findings were published in JAMA Network Open.
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