As the United States moves toward large-scale health care reform, understanding the
special needs that exist in rural communities becomes more urgent. The scarcity of health …

This article reviews research findings in rural mental health services during the past 10
years. Specifically considered are the prevalence of mental disorder in rural areas and …

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 …

Objective To investigate the extent to which variations in treatment and referral patterns for
adult patients with diagnosed symptoms of depression seen in primary care practices are …

Both professional service providers and public officials have come to view case
management as a powerful tool for providing help to such clients [ie, mentally ill, elderly …

Abstract Service needs of rural severely mentally ill and strengths of rural communities are
addressed. Health care reform policy development at present appears to neglect the …

This paper presents findings from a study designed to identify and describe models for
integrating primary care and mental health services in rural communities. Data were …

Human resource issues related to the provision of mental health care in rural areas under
the proposed health care reform are addressed. Rural areas continue to utilize more non …

This paper reviews issues in planning and delivering mental health services to rural
dwelling elderly. First, comparative data on the prevalence of mental illness among rural …

Context: Ensuring an adequate mental health provider supply in rural and urban areas
requires accessible methods of identifying provider types, practice locations, and practice …