Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Mental health conditions
A Toolkit for Legislative Reform: Improving Criminal Justice Responses to Mental Illness in Rural States
Toolkit details methods to improve access to mental health treatment in rural communities through the criminal justice system. Presents options for state policy reform, using South Dakota's mental illness intervention law as a case study.
Author(s): Barbara A. Pierce
Date: 09/2017
Sponsoring organization: Crime and Justice Institute
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Toolkit details methods to improve access to mental health treatment in rural communities through the criminal justice system. Presents options for state policy reform, using South Dakota's mental illness intervention law as a case study.
Author(s): Barbara A. Pierce
Date: 09/2017
Sponsoring organization: Crime and Justice Institute
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Results from the 2016 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: Detailed Tables
Provides data on use of illicit drugs, alcohol, and tobacco, trends in substance use disorder and mental health, and access to treatment for youth 12-17 and adults. Features statistics for a variety of demographic and geographic characteristics.
Date: 09/2017
Sponsoring organization: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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Provides data on use of illicit drugs, alcohol, and tobacco, trends in substance use disorder and mental health, and access to treatment for youth 12-17 and adults. Features statistics for a variety of demographic and geographic characteristics.
Date: 09/2017
Sponsoring organization: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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Veteran Suicide: A Growing Problem in Colorado
A suicide prevention brief demonstrating how rural veterans and active duty service members in Colorado are disproportionally affected by suicide. Discusses the mental health status of veterans and barriers to accessing mental health services. Describes several strategies and prevention programs to help prevent veteran suicide.
Author(s): Karam Ahmad, Jaclyn Zubrzycki, Ashlie Brown, et al.
Date: 07/2017
Sponsoring organization: Colorado Health Institute
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A suicide prevention brief demonstrating how rural veterans and active duty service members in Colorado are disproportionally affected by suicide. Discusses the mental health status of veterans and barriers to accessing mental health services. Describes several strategies and prevention programs to help prevent veteran suicide.
Author(s): Karam Ahmad, Jaclyn Zubrzycki, Ashlie Brown, et al.
Date: 07/2017
Sponsoring organization: Colorado Health Institute
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Online Screening Helps Michigan Men Gauge Mental Health
Features the Healthy Men Michigan campaign, which uses an anonymous online survey to evaluate the risk of depression and suicide among men in the state. Focuses on working-age Michigan men and on reaching those in male-dominated industries, using mental health messaging targeted to this audience.
Author(s): Jenn Lukens
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 06/2017
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Features the Healthy Men Michigan campaign, which uses an anonymous online survey to evaluate the risk of depression and suicide among men in the state. Focuses on working-age Michigan men and on reaching those in male-dominated industries, using mental health messaging targeted to this audience.
Author(s): Jenn Lukens
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 06/2017
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Panic Attacks and Panic Disorder in the American Indian Community
Describes the clinical features and comorbidities of panic attacks and panic disorders in American Indian (AI) populations to better understand the culture specific characteristics of anxiety in order to improve detection and management of panic disorder and panic attacks in AI populations.
Author(s): Sawchuk, C.N., Roy-Byrne, P., Noonan, C., et al.
Citation: Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 48, 6-12
Date: 05/2017
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Describes the clinical features and comorbidities of panic attacks and panic disorders in American Indian (AI) populations to better understand the culture specific characteristics of anxiety in order to improve detection and management of panic disorder and panic attacks in AI populations.
Author(s): Sawchuk, C.N., Roy-Byrne, P., Noonan, C., et al.
Citation: Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 48, 6-12
Date: 05/2017
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Promoting Optimal Native Outcomes (PONO) by Understanding Women's Stress Experiences
Examines psychosocial stressors in women, aged 18-35, living in a rural Hawaiian community with a large Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander population to promote optimal native outcomes (PONO). Analyzes information from 36 women participating in focus groups and identifies seven stressor themes: intimate relationships; family and home life; child rearing; time for self; neighborhood environment; workplace; and finances.
Author(s): May Okihiro, Lisa Duke, Deborah Goebert, et al.
Citation: The Journal of Primary Prevention, 38(1-2), 159-173
Date: 04/2017
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Examines psychosocial stressors in women, aged 18-35, living in a rural Hawaiian community with a large Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander population to promote optimal native outcomes (PONO). Analyzes information from 36 women participating in focus groups and identifies seven stressor themes: intimate relationships; family and home life; child rearing; time for self; neighborhood environment; workplace; and finances.
Author(s): May Okihiro, Lisa Duke, Deborah Goebert, et al.
Citation: The Journal of Primary Prevention, 38(1-2), 159-173
Date: 04/2017
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Understanding Treatment Gaps for Mental Health, Alcohol, and Drug Use in South Dakota: A Qualitative Study of Rural Perspectives
Details a study on gaps in access to behavioral health treatment in rural South Dakota. Discusses data collected from interviews with people in rural and tribal areas of the state with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders.
Author(s): Lauren Broffman, Margaret Spurlock, Kristen Dulacki, et al.
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 22(1), 71-81
Date: 01/2017
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Details a study on gaps in access to behavioral health treatment in rural South Dakota. Discusses data collected from interviews with people in rural and tribal areas of the state with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders.
Author(s): Lauren Broffman, Margaret Spurlock, Kristen Dulacki, et al.
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 22(1), 71-81
Date: 01/2017
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Bridging Gaps in Mental Health Care: Lessons Learned from the Welcome Back Veterans Initiative
Details a study on the role of privately funded programs filling in the gaps between the Military Health System (MHS), the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), and civilian healthcare providers in providing mental healthcare to veterans returning from deployment.
Date: 2017
Sponsoring organization: RAND Corporation
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Details a study on the role of privately funded programs filling in the gaps between the Military Health System (MHS), the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), and civilian healthcare providers in providing mental healthcare to veterans returning from deployment.
Date: 2017
Sponsoring organization: RAND Corporation
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Trends in Emergency Department Visits Involving Mental and Substance Use Disorders, 2006-2013
Reports on emergency department visits involving three categories of behavioral health disorders: substance use disorders; depression, anxiety or stress reactions; and psychoses or bipolar disorders. Figure 4 and Table 4 provide data on each type of visit based on the location of patient residence for metropolitan, micropolitan, and noncore (rural) areas.
Author(s): Audrey J. Weiss, Marguerite L. Barrett, Kevin C. Heslin, Carol Stocks
Date: 12/2016
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Reports on emergency department visits involving three categories of behavioral health disorders: substance use disorders; depression, anxiety or stress reactions; and psychoses or bipolar disorders. Figure 4 and Table 4 provide data on each type of visit based on the location of patient residence for metropolitan, micropolitan, and noncore (rural) areas.
Author(s): Audrey J. Weiss, Marguerite L. Barrett, Kevin C. Heslin, Carol Stocks
Date: 12/2016
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Symptom Profiles and Illness Course among Anabaptist and Non-Anabaptist Adults with Major Mood Disorders
Study of major mood disorder symptom profiles for Amish and Mennonite clinical patients in Pennsylvania, Indiana, and Ohio. Compares 155 patient profiles to 155 non-Anabaptist study participants who were matched by sex, age, and diagnosis. Discusses rates of alcohol use disorder (AUD) and head injury in relation to major depressive episodes for both population groups.
Author(s): Kelly E. Gill, Stephanie A. Cardenas, Layla Kassem, Thomas G. Schulze, Francis J. McMahon
Citation: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders, 4, 21
Date: 10/2016
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Study of major mood disorder symptom profiles for Amish and Mennonite clinical patients in Pennsylvania, Indiana, and Ohio. Compares 155 patient profiles to 155 non-Anabaptist study participants who were matched by sex, age, and diagnosis. Discusses rates of alcohol use disorder (AUD) and head injury in relation to major depressive episodes for both population groups.
Author(s): Kelly E. Gill, Stephanie A. Cardenas, Layla Kassem, Thomas G. Schulze, Francis J. McMahon
Citation: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders, 4, 21
Date: 10/2016
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