67 NC Med J January/February 2006, Volume 67, Number 1 psychologists, psychiatric
nurses, and social workers practicing in various public and private inpatient, outpatient …

The following chapter, reprinted from a National Institutes of Health (NIH) publication titled"
Mental Health in Rural America: 1980-1993"(Wagenfeld et al. 1994), provides an overview …

Current trends, including active consideration of parity lack of specialty services in their
home communities may for mental health benefits and the increasing role of man-result in a …

Frontier areas of the United States tend to have fewer mental health providers and impatient
facilities, and low utilization of traditional mental health services due to lack of anonymity in …

Mental health facilities and specialized providers are particularly lacking in rural areas. Even
when these are available, poverty, negative attitudes toward mental health treatments, and …

Health and mental health care in America have come under increasing scrutiny during the
last half of the 20th century from a vast array of stakeholders, including consumers …

Objective. We examined trends in delivery of mental health and substance abuse services at
the nation's community health centers. Methods. Analyses used data from the Health …

Much has been written about the deficiencies of primary care providers in their treatment
patterns, referral patterns and training for treating people with mental disorders. However …

ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE and maldistribution of health personnel are current public and
private concerns. The expansion of the National Health Service Corps (Public Law 94-484) …

Four basic issues in rural mental health are discussed: 1. inadequate resources, 2. the
domination of the mental health care system by urban models, 3. the stigma of receiving …