Effect of Rurality on Type of Clinicians Delivering Psychotherapy and Prescribing Antidepressants to Veterans
Rural veterans with mental health conditions receive more of their psychotherapy and antidepressant prescriptions from clinicians with master's- versus doctoral-level training. Future work should assess how rural-urban differences in mental health care delivery affect patient satisfaction, cost, and clinical outcomes.
Authors
- Luke Rozema (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3438-5343)
- Matthew P. Vincenti
- Brian Shiner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1623-8841)
- Sarah L. Cornelius (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7722-7276)
- Bradley Vince Watts
Institutions
- White River Junction VA Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Psychiatric Services
- Published
- 2024-12-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20240186
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.74