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ERIC Number: EJ392634
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Inpatient Mental Health Services in Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Counties.
Wagenfeld, Morton O.; And Others
Journal of Rural Community Psychology, v9 n2 p13-28 Win 1988
Analyzes the 1983 distribution of inpatient mental health facilities and estimated inpatient beds for all 3,137 U.S. counties categorized on an 18-position urbanization scale. Finds services available in only 13 percent of all nonmetro counties and in virtually none of the most rural, nonadjacent, nonmetro counties. Contains 30 references. (SV)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Health Facilities, Health Services, Mental Health Programs, Psychiatric Hospitals, Rural Urban Differences
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Policymakers
Language: English
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Note: Theme issue with title "Mental Health and the Crisis of Rural America."