While the global health crisis was not responsible for the creation of virtual environments, the COVID-19 pandemic has spawned increased interest in the use of virtual technologies in the workplace and beyond. The current review highlights some of the methods, modalities, and outcomes of the pivot from in-person (offline) therapeutic interactions to the mode of telehealth (online) strategies. Global social-distancing mandates were especially troubling for mental health clients accustomed to in-person counseling and psychotherapy. Panic, fear, and isolation only compounded the reality of health and financial concerns. Lessons about the advantages of telehealth therapies during the most recent global health crisis, will help prepare us all for the next Disease X event. The primary aim of this brief report is to inform the reader about recent research on the advantages of telehealth modalities. In particular, an examination of online technologies in the midst of a Disease X milieu (i.e., COVID-19) was explored. While the current review is far from exhaustive, research in general should leave us optimistic about the "new normal" of utilizing online communication strategies in mental health and beyond. While a Disease X event did not directly lead to the creation of virtual meetings, emerging research is beginning to enlighten the positive consequences of making the pivot from offline to online therapeutic interventions.

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远程医疗和 COVID-19 大流行：从线下转向线上治疗干预。

虽然全球健康危机并不是虚拟环境创建的原因，但 COVID-19 大流行引发了人们对在工作场所及其他地方使用虚拟技术的兴趣日益浓厚。当前的综述重点介绍了从面对面（线下）治疗互动转向远程医疗（在线）策略模式的一些方法、模式和结果。全球社会疏远规定对于习惯于面对面咨询和心理治疗的心理健康客户来说尤其令人不安。恐慌、恐惧和孤立只会加剧健康和财务问题的现实。在最近的全球健康危机期间，有关远程医疗疗法优势的经验教训将有助于我们所有人为下一次疾病 X 事件做好准备。这份简短报告的主要目的是向读者介绍有关远程医疗方式优势的最新研究。特别是，探讨了在疾病 X 环境（即 COVID-19）中对在线技术的检查。虽然目前的审查还远未详尽，但总体而言，研究应该让我们对在心理健康及其他领域利用在线交流策略的“新常态”持乐观态度。虽然疾病 X 事件并没有直接导致虚拟会议的创建，但新兴研究开始揭示从线下治疗干预转向线上治疗干预的积极后果。