This application seeks to continue the NIMH Center for Rural Mental Health are Research. The Center was funded 2 years ago. The goal of the Center is to improve mental health services for rural populations by: (1) producing high quality funded rural mental health services research, and (2) enhancing the nation's capacity for rural mental health services research. The Center has four areas of emphasis: depressive disorders, dementia, schizophrenia, and comorbid disorders for both adults and children and adolescents. It focuses on two overarching themes: (1) the access and utilization of mental health services by rural populations, and (2) the outcomes and effectiveness of mental health services provided to rural populations. The Center's first 2 years were successful. It has generated numerous research publications and leveraged Center funds by acquiring substantial additional research funding. Similarly, the Center has attracted a number of investigators to the field of rural mental health services research. The Center has also provided relevant new data to further policy development in this important and often neglected aspect of our national health care system.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Type
Specialized Center (P50)
Project #
2P50MH048197-04
Application #
3107366
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (SRCM (02))
Project Start
1990-09-30
Project End
1998-08-31
Budget Start
1993-09-01
Budget End
1994-08-31
Support Year
4
Fiscal Year
1993
Total Cost
Indirect Cost
Name
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Department
Type
Schools of Medicine
DUNS #
City
Little Rock
State
AR
Country
United States
Zip Code
72205
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Kramer, Teresa L; Booth, Brenda M; Han, Xiaotong et al. (2003) Service utilization and outcomes in medically ill veterans with posttraumatic stress and depressive disorders. J Trauma Stress 16:211-9
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Fortney, John; Sullivan, Greer; Williams, Keith et al. (2003) Measuring continuity of care for clients of public mental health systems. Health Serv Res 38:1157-75
Fischer, Ellen P; Shumway, Martha; Owen, Richard R (2002) Priorities of consumers, providers, and family members in the treatment of schizophrenia. Psychiatr Serv 53:724-9
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Rost, K; Nutting, P; Smith, J et al. (2001) Improving depression outcomes in community primary care practice: a randomized trial of the quEST intervention. Quality Enhancement by Strategic Teaming. J Gen Intern Med 16:143-9
Booth, B M; Blow, F C; Loveland Cook, C A (2001) Persistence of impaired functioning and psychological distress after medical hospitalization for men with co-occurring psychiatric and substance use disorders. J Gen Intern Med 16:57-65
Rost, K; Nutting, P A; Smith, J et al. (2000) Designing and implementing a primary care intervention trial to improve the quality and outcome of care for major depression. Gen Hosp Psychiatry 22:66-77

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