Mental health treatment seeking patterns and preferences of Appalachian women with depression.

This study’s findings reiterate the need for improved quality and increa sed availability of depression treatment in rural areas. In addition, culturally appropriate depression interventions must acknowledge rural cultural values of self-reliance and barriers to obtaining social support that lead many women to endure depression in isolation. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2017 APA, all rights reserved)

Source: American Journal of Orthopsychiatry - June 20, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Snell-Rood, Claire; Hauenstein, Emily; Leukefeld, Carl; Feltner, Frances; Marcum, Amber; Schoenberg, Nancy Source Type: research