Rural children and adolescents have rates of mental disorders comparable to metropolitan youth, but face additional barriers to effective delivery of mental health care that are unique to rural areas. These barriers include transportation, communication, laws, and attitudinal issues that affect the ...
Efforts toward health care reform for people with mental illness in rural America must take into consideration the unique characteristics of these areas. U
To facilitate reform efforts, more research is needed on the current status of mental health services in rural long-term care. Also needed are new tools promoting the targeted use of provisions in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to address the mental health needs of rural long-term care recipi...
With increased globalization and movement of people, more people are moving to urban areas, but rural mental health remains of paramount importance due to specific issues and needs related to that. In this chapter, we will explore the mental health aspects of individuals living in rural settings....
There is a lack of access to mental health care in rural areas of the United States. Onepotential strategy for increasing access and improving health outcomes for ruraldwellers is offering hybrid psychiatric care, a combination of in-person and telepsychiatryservices. Although prior research has sho...
A discussion of a project which has been developed at the School of Nursing & Midwifery at Flinders University in Australia to help improve the delivery of mental health services for older people in rural areas is presented.FullerProfessor of Nursing (Primary Health Care)School of Nursing & ...
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Efforts toward health care reform for people with mental illness in rural America must take into consideration the unique characteristics of these areas. Universal coverage, for example, would remove the barriers to accessing care for this population, but would not assure an expansion of services or...
Mental health remains a delicate topic in many rural communities, where stigma often prevents individuals from seeking the help they need. The resulting reluctance to engage in mental health care leaves many struggling with issues such as anxiety,...
Mental Health Services In Rural America Presents the February 8, 2000 speech by Bernard Arons, Director of the Center for Mental Health Services, delivered to the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health in Washington, D.C., on the issue of mental health services in rural A... B Arons ...