Rural experiences with mental illness: Through the eyes of patients and their families

Families, Systems and Health

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 308-321

  David Robinson, W ^a   Springer, Paul R ^b   Bischoff, Richard ^b   Geske, Jenenne ^c   Backer, Elizabeth ^c   Olson, Michael ^d   Jarzynka, Kimberly ^c   Swinton, Jonathan ^e  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^e Salt Lake City UT ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Family; Mental health; Mental illness; Personal experiences; Primary care; Rural

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FAMILY; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL STIGMA;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; FAMILY; FAMILY PRACTICE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL STIGMA;

EID: 84874453419     PISSN: 10917527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0030171     Document Type: Article

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