Table 2.

Examples of included studies.

Authors (year)	Country	Article type	Article classification	Specific populations	Specific disorders	Article aim
Pierce et al (2020) [49]	United States	Empirical	Quantitative survey of 2691 psychologists	Veterans	Anxiety	To examine the amount of psychologists’ telepsychology use before the COVID-19 pandemic, during the pandemic, and anticipated use after the pandemic, as well as the demographic, training, policy, and clinical practice predictors of these changes
Steinberg et al (2020) [50]	United States	Empirical	Quantitative and qualitative survey of 51 pediatric psychologists	Children and adolescents	General	To examine the uptake of transitioning pediatric psychology services to meet mental health needs in response to a worldwide public health crisis, and to call attention to psychologists’ perceived benefits and challenges related to providing pediatric mental health services during the pandemic
Patel et al (2020) [51]	Ireland	Nonempirical	Descriptive case study	The elderly	General	To discuss the transition and challenges faced in rapidly implementing telehealth in a rural psychiatry-of-old-age service in the northwest of Ireland
Haque (2020) [52]	United States	Nonempirical	Perspective	Mental health professionals	General	To discuss policy changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic and to highlight what mental health providers should consider for future delivery and implementation of telehealth programs