Mental health status in veterans residing in rural versus non-rural areas: results from the veterans’ health study

Abstract

The majority of Veterans Affair (VA) hospitals are in urban areas. We examined whether veterans residing in rural areas have lower mental health service use and poorer mental health status.

Document Details

• Document Type: Pub Defense Publication
• Publication Date: Sep 21, 2020
• Source ID: 10.1186/s40779-020-00272-6

Entities

People

• Charles Figley
• H Lester Kirchner
• Joseph Boscarino
• Joseph J. Boscarino
• Richard E Adams
• Thomas G. Urosevich

Organizations

• National Institute of Mental Health
• United States Department of Defense

Tags

Fields of Study

• Medicine
• Psychology

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