Psychotherapeutic and psychiatric intervention in COVID-19 patients and their relatives: the DigiCOVID trial protocol

The COVID-19 pandemic is negatively impacting the mental health of both COVID-19 patients and the general population. As current guidelines are limiting in-person contacts to reduce the spread of the virus, the development of a digital approach to implement in psychiatric and psychological consultation is needed. In this paper we present the DigiCOVID protocol, a digital approach to offer remote, personalized psychological and psychiatric support to former or current COVID-19 patients and/or their relatives.