id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-345443-6jxlqswz Karim, Mustafa Abdul Telepsychiatry in the Arabian Gulf region- Implications beyond the Covid-19 Pandemic 2020-08-29 .txt text/plain 906 58 54 We analyzed the data on the number of new and follow-up cases and the rate of non-engagement (no-show rate) in the mental health outpatient setting in the four months following the introduction of telepsychiatry, and found that J o u r n a l P r e -p r o o f the total number of individuals accessing mental health services between March and June of 2020 increased by approximately 36.5% compared to the same period in 2019, with a similar pattern following differential analysis of new and follow-up cases. Telepsychiatry services have been implemented in many countries even before the pandemic and are shown to be clinically effective delivery methods of mental health services that enhance access to care (Hubley et al., 2016) . ./cache/cord-345443-6jxlqswz.txt ./txt/cord-345443-6jxlqswz.txt