The Association Between Rural Residence and the Use, Type, and Quality of Depression Care

Date
05/2009
Description

The purpose of the project was to assess the association between rurality and the use, type (pharmacotherapy versus psychotherapy), and quality of care among individuals in the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey with self-reported depression.

Center
WICHE Center for Rural Mental Health Research
Authors
John Fortney, Jeffrey Harman, Stan Xu, Fran Dong