Telepsychiatry or Face-to-face Visit, the Near Paradigm Shift in Psychiatry Hafiz Olatunde, MD, MPH1 and Okelue Edwards Okobi, MD, M.Sc.2* Abstract The Covid-19 pandemic, which has necessitated lockdowns because of the ease of virus spread among the populace, especially the unvaccinated, has forced us to reevaluate and reimagine psychiatric care.