Aspetti positivi e limiti della telemedicina: esperienze di lavoro in Neuropsichiatria infantile in tempo di Covid-19 [Positive aspects and limits of telemedicine: work experiences in infant neuropsychiatry during Covid-19]

The pandemic situation caused by Covid-19 has led to changes in the clinical practice of hospital services, including Infant Neuropsychiatry. During the lockdown period the services had to use new intervention strategies, particularly telemedicine to meet the needs of children, teenagers and parents. The online therapy is a useful tool during situations of serious crises such as a global pandemic but like any mode of intervention have strengths and limits. Therefore, the article reports the positive and critical aspects of telemedicine and describes some work experiences in the specialist services of Infant Neuropsychiatry at the ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo in Milan.