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Rurality, gender, and mental health treatment.

Emily J Hauenstein1, Stephen Petterson, Elizabeth Merwin

  • 1University of Virginia, School of Nursing, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA. ejh7m@virginia.edu

Family & Community Health
|June 16, 2006
PubMed
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Rural women and men face significant barriers to mental health care, with rurality exacerbating disparities in treatment access and overall mental well-being. There is a substantial unmet need for services in rural areas.

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Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Health Services Research
  • Rural Health Disparities

Background:

  • Mental health issues are prevalent and costly, with significant care gaps.
  • Disparities in mental health service utilization exist based on gender and geographic location.
  • Existing rurality indices may not fully capture the nuances of access to care.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the impact of gender and rurality on mental health service utilization.
  • To employ refined measures of rurality for a more accurate assessment of disparities.
  • To identify specific patterns of underutilization in rural populations.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized pooled data from four Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) panels (1996-2000).
  • Sample comprised 32,219 respondents aged 18-64.

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  • Employed logistic and linear regression, stratifying by rural-urban continuum codes to analyze treatment rates.

    • Main Results:

    • Rural women utilized mental health services less than urban counterparts in both general and specialty care.
    • Rural men received less mental health treatment than rural women and urban men.
    • Mental health status declined with increasing rurality, indicating substantial unmet needs.

    Conclusions:

    • Significant disparities in mental health service access persist in rural areas for both genders.
    • The general health sector offers limited contribution to mental health care for rural women.
    • Targeted interventions are crucial to address the unmet mental health needs in rural populations.