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.

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