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Depression, Alcohol and Farm Stress: Addressing Co-Occurring Disorders in Rural America

Description
Offers resources to help rural healthcare providers screen farmers, farmworkers, and farm families for alcohol use disorder and depression. Discusses farm stress and covers 3 categories of barriers to rural substance use and mental health services: accessibility, availability, and acceptability. Includes a hypothetical case scenario to illustrate the obstacles and challenges rural farm families experience when attempting to receive care for co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders.
Author(s)
Maridee Shogren, Robin Landwehr, David Terry, Abby Roach-Moore, Andrew McLean
Date
04/2020
Organizations
Addiction Technology Transfer Center Network, Mental Health Technology Transfer Center Network, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Tagged as
Alcohol use · Farmers and farmworkers · Mental health · Mental health conditions · Statistics and data · Substance use and misuse · Suicide and suicide prevention

Organizations (2)

  • Addiction Technology Transfer Center Network, view details
  • Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, view details