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Preventing Hospitalizations in Depressed Rural Primary Care Patients

Description
Policy brief examining whether depressed rural primary care patients are more likely than urban patients to be hospitalized for mental and physical problems. Investigates differences in hospitalization rates and if differences can be explained by specialty outpatient care. Determines whether rural patients face more insurance barriers to outpatient care.
Author(s)
Scott Adams, Stan Xu, Fran Dong, Kathryn Rost
Date
05/2007
Type
Document
Organization
WICHE Center for Rural Mental Health Research
Tagged as
Mental health · Mental health conditions · Primary care · Rural-urban differences

Organizations (1)

  • WICHE Center for Rural Mental Health Research, view details