| Description |
xiv, 251 pages ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction / B. Hudnall Stamm, Susan L. Metrick, Mary Beth Kenkel, Judith A. Davenport, Joseph Davenport III, Amy C. Hudnall, Amy Watson Ruth, Craig Higson-Smith and Carol A. Markstrom -- Essays From the Field / B. Hudnall Stamm, Neill F. Piland, Byron Crouse, James Boulger, Gary Davis, Bette A. Ide, Marlene S. Buchner, Renee V. Galliher and Kathy Tidwell -- Pt. I. Behavioral Health Care Needs of Rural Communities -- 1. The Behavioral Health Care Needs of Rural Communities in the 21st Century / Patrick H. DeLeon, Mary Wakefield and Kristofer J. Hagglund -- 2. A Snapshot of Rural and Frontier America / Morton O. Wagenfeld -- 3. Poverty and Rural Mental Health / Catherine Campbell, Sarah D. Richie and David S. Hargrove -- 4. Substance Abuse in the Rural Community / Tony Cellucci, Peter Vik and Ted Nirenberg -- 5. Needs Assessment, Identification and Mobilization of Community Resources, and Conflict Management / Pamela L. Mulder, Helen Linkey and Angela Hager -- 6. Health Planning for Rural and Frontier Mental and Behavioral Health Care / Gil Hill, Alison Howard, Donald L. Weaver and B. Hudnall Stamm -- Pt. II. Service Delivery in Rural Communities -- 7. A Public Health Approach to the Challenges of Rural Mental Health Service Integration / John A. Gale and Ronald D. Deprez -- 8. Rural Social Service Systems As Behavioral Health Delivery Systems / Samuel F. Sears, Jr., Garret D. Evans and Bradley D. Kuper -- 9. Nonphysician Prescribers in Rural Settings: Unique Roles and Opportunities for Enhanced Mental Health Care / Morgan T. Sammons -- 10. Rural Dentistry / Steven W. Friedrichsen and B. Hudnall Stamm -- 11. Bridging the Rural-Urban Divide With Telehealth and Telemedicine / B. Hudnall Stamm -- Pt. III. Special Populations in Rural Communities -- 12. Children and Adolescents in Rural and Frontier Areas / Katherine C. Nordal, Stuart A. Copans and B. Hudnall Stamm -- 13. The New Psychology of Men: Application to Rural Men / Ronald F. Levant and Corey Habben -- 14. Rural Women: Strategies and Resources for Meeting Their Behavioral Health Needs / Mary Beth Kenkel -- 15. Rural Geriatrics and Gerontology / Susan Guralnick, Kathy Kemele, B. Hudnall Stamm and Anthony Marie Greving -- 16. Individuals With Serious Mental Illnesses in Prison: Rural Perspectives and Issues / Robert K. Ax, Thomas J. Fagan and Shelia M. B. Holton -- 17. Veterans Health Administration: Reducing Barriers to Access / Judith A. Lyons -- 18. Ethnicity and Rural Status in Behavioral Health Care / Carol A. Markstrom, B. Hudnall Stamm, Henry E. Stamm IV, S. Megan Berthold and Paulette Running Wolf |
| Summary |
"This edited volume presents a comprehensive analysis of the public and federal policy, clinical trends, and empirical literature relevant to the provision of health care services in rural and frontier areas. Leading experts from different professional disciplines, such as public health, psychology, nursing, family medicine, and social work examine the economic and social problems of rural and frontier area, collaborative methods for service delivery, and the specific needs of special populations. Contributors also explain the unique cultural characteristics of rural areas compared with urban areas and offer a detailed look at the differences between frontier and rural areas. The book successfully unites a broad spectrum of information and elucidates the distinctive health care challenges that service providers and residents of rural and frontier areas face."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Rural health.
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Rural health services.
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Primary care (Medicine)
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Mental health services.
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Social medicine.
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| Author |
Stamm, B. Hudnall, 1958-
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American Psychological Association.
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| LC no. |
2002043752 |
| ISBN |
1557989834 alkaline paper |
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