Determining the need for mental health services in rural areas

Bibliographic Data

ID11055545
AuthorsJacquelyn H Flaskerud (Center for Health Sciences, School of Nursing University of California Rm 5-137 90024 Los Angeles California, corresponding author), Frederick J Kuiz (University of Illinois Illinois USA)
Year1984
Volume12
Issue4
Pages497-510
Publication date1984-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Community Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0091-0562 • E-ISSN: 1573-2770
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1007/bf00896508
PMID6486111
OpenAlexW2013085454
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited13

This study examined the need for mental health services as reported by rural consumers in DHHS Region V. It compared social indicator and consumer survey methods of determining need. Data were collected by mailed questionnaires and personal interviews from a probability sample of 3,057 rural residents. The need for mental health services was found to be no greater than that which has been reported for other residential areas. The social indicator method was found to be a poor predictor of need when compared to the consumer survey

Environmental health · Health psychology · Mental health · Psychiatry · Public health · Rural area · Sample (material) · Healthcare Policy and Management · Homelessness and Social Issues · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology

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