Factors Influencing Mental Health Screening and Treatment Among Women in a Rural South Central Appalachian Primary Care Clinic

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 82-91

  Hill, Sarah K ^a   Cantrell, Peggy ^a   Edwards, Joellen ^a   Dalton, Will ^a  

^a EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Appalachia; Mental health; Primary care; Qualitative research; Screening and treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; DEPRESSION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGY; RURAL HEALTH CARE; RURAL POPULATION; STANDARDS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; APPALACHIAN REGION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; RURAL POPULATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84953350109     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: 17480361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jrh.12134     Document Type: Article

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