Rural-Urban Disparities in Access to Interventional Psychiatry Treatments among VA Patients

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Analyzes how access varies to interventional psychiatry treatments, including electroconvulsive therapy, vagus nerve stimulation, and medication-assisted psychotherapy, among rural and urban veterans. Uses 2017-2023 VA electronic health record data of veterans with major depressive disorder or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) diagnoses.

Brian Shiner, Vincent DuFort, Tayla Peltzman, Bradley V. Watts

Journal of Rural Mental Health, 50(2), 75-85

06/2026

Access · Health disparities · Mental health · Mental health conditions · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Veterans