Rural Mental Health: Issues, Policies, and Best Practices

Editor/Author Smalley, K. Bryant, Warren, D. Jacob and Rainer, Jackson
Publication Year: 2013
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company

Single-User Purchase Price: $69.00
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ISBN: 978-0-82-610799-2
Category: Psychology
Image Count: 7
Book Status: Available
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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.

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Table of Contents

  • About the Editors
  • Contributors
  • Preface
  • I INTRODUCTION AND SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS
  • 1. The Current State of Rural Mental Health - K. Bryant Smalley and Jacob C. Warren
  • 2. Advancing Federal Policies in Rural Mental Health - Patrick H. DeLeon, Mary Beth Kenkel, and Diana V. Shaw
  • 3. Rurality as a Diversity Issue - K. Bryant Smalley and Jacob C. Warren
  • 4. The Impact of Mental Health Stigma on Clients From Rural Settings - Jonathon E. Larson, Patrick W. Corrigan, and Thomas P. Cothran
  • 5. Loneliness and Isolation in Rural Areas - Jackson P. Rainer and Johnathan C. Martin
  • 6. Religion and Rural Mental Health - Jamie Aten, Patrick Hall, Isaac Weaver, Michael Mangis, and Clark Campbell
  • 7. Ethical and Professional Challenges of Mental Health Care Delivery in Rural Communities (or “A Day in the Life of a Small Town Psychotherapist”) - James L. Werth, Jr.
  • 8. Rural Mental Health Practitioners: Their Own Mental Health Needs - David S. Hargrove and Lisa Curtin
  • II MODELS OF SERVICE DELIVERY
  • 9. Integrated Care in Rural Areas - David Lambert and John A. Gale
  • 10. Technological Innovations in Rural Mental Health Service Delivery - Sarah E. Velasquez, Angela Banitt Duncan, and Eve-Lynn Nelson
  • 11. School- and Home-Based Interventions in Rural Communities - Angela M. Waguespack, Carmen Broussard, and Kristin Guilfou
  • III WORKING WITH SPECIFIC POPULATIONS AND ISSUES
  • 12. Substance Use and Abuse in Rural America - Jennifer D. Lenardson, David Hartley, John A. Gale, and Karen B. Pearson
  • 13. Suicide in Rural Areas: Risk Factors and Prevention - Courtney Cantrell, Sarah Valley-Gray, and Ralph E. Cash
  • 14. Providing Mental Health Services for Racial, Ethnic, and Sexual Orientation Minority Groups in Rural Areas - Ishan Williams, Derick Williams, Amanda Pellegrino, and Jacob C. Warren
  • 15. Providing Mental Health Services for Women in Rural Areas - Frieda Farfour Brown, Shannon P. Warden, and Amanda Brown Kotis
  • 16. Providing Mental Health Services for Men in Rural Areas - Don Gorman, Robert Eley, and Delwar Hossain
  • 17. Providing Mental Health Services for Children, Adolescents, and Families in Rural Areas - Heidi Liss Radunovich and Brenda A. Wiens
  • 18. Providing Mental Health Services for Older Adults and Caregivers in Rural Areas - Martha R. Crowther, Forrest Scogin, Ernest Wayde, and Audrey L. Austin
  • 19. Providing Mental Health Services for Rural Veterans - John Paul Jameson and Lisa Curtin
  • 20. Working in Frontier Communities - Jaedon P. Avey, Mimi McFaul, Tamara L. DeHay, and Dennis Mohatt
  • IV LOOKING TO THE FUTURE
  • 21. Rural Mental Health: Future Directions and Recommendations - K. Bryant Smalley and Jacob C. Warren