Rural mental health : issues, policies, and best practices / K. Bryant Smalley, Jacob C. Warren, Jackson P. Rainer, editors.

Addressing the needs of America's most underserved areas for mental health services, Rural Mental Health offers the most up-to-date, research-based information on policies and practice in rural and frontier populations. Eminent clinicians and researchers examine the complexities of improving mental health in rural practice and offer clear recommendations which can be adapted into current practice and training programs. They bring an incisive lens to factors that contribute to mental illness and prevent access to treatment areas. These include limited resources, reliance on urban models and assumptions, and pervasive misunderstanding of rural realities by policy makers. The text also addresses diversity issues in regard to rural mental health services.

The current state of rural mental health / K. Bryant Smalley and Jacob C. Warren -- Advancing federal policies in rural mental health / Patrick H. DeLeon, Mary Beth Kenkel, and Diana V. Shaw -- Rurality as a diversity issue / K. Bryant Smalley and Jacob C. Warren -- The impact of mental health stigma on clients from rural settings / Jonathon E. Larson, Patrick W. Corrigan, and Thomas P. Cothran -- Loneliness and isolation in rural areas / Jackson P. Rainer and Johnathan C. Martin -- Religion and rural mental health / Jamie Aten [and others] -- Ethical and professional challenges of mental healthcare delivery in rural communities (or 'a day in the life of a small town psychotherapist') / James L. Werth -- Rural mental health practitioners : their own mental health needs / David S. Hargrove and Lisa Curtin -- Integrated care in rural areas / David Lambert and John Gale -- Technological innovations in rural mental health service delivery / Sarah E. Velasquez, Angela Banitt Duncan, and Eve-Lynn Nelson -- School- and home-based interventions in rural communities / Angela M. Waguespack, Carmen Broussard, and Kristin Guilfou -- Substance use and abuse in rural America / Jennifer D. Lenardson [and others] -- Suicide in rural areas: risk factors and prevention / Courtney Cantrell, Sarah Valley-Gray, and Ralph E. Cash -- Providing mental health services for racial, ethnic, and sexual orientation minority groups in rural areas / Ishan Williams [and others] -- Providing mental health services for women in rural areas / Frieda Farfour Brown, Shannon P. Warden, and Amanda Brown Kotis -- Providing mental health services for men in rural areas / Don Gorman, Robert Eley, and Delwar Hossain -- Mental health services for children, adolescents, and families in rural areas / Heidi Liss Radunovich and Brenda A. Wiens -- Providing mental health services for older adults and caregivers in rural areas / Martha R. Crowther [and others] -- Providing mental health services for rural veterans / John Paul Jameson and Lisa Curtin -- Working in frontier communities / Jaedon P. Avey [and others] -- Rural mental health : future directions and recommendations / K. Bryant Smalley and Jacob C. Warren.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Print version record.

Technology Implementation with Mental Health Interventions.

English.

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