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A Rural Mental Health Research Agenda: Defining Context and Setting Priorities
Author(s) -
Keller Peter A.,
Murray J. Dennis,
Hargrove David S.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
the journal of rural health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.439
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1748-0361
pISSN - 0890-765X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1748-0361.1999.tb00753.x
Subject(s) - conceptualization , mental health , context (archaeology) , rural management , public relations , focus (optics) , rural health , engineering ethics , rural area , sociology , political science , medicine , rural development , computer science , psychiatry , geography , engineering , archaeology , artificial intelligence , agriculture , physics , law , optics
This article provides a brief overview of research perspectives on rural mental health services and suggests the importance of building an agenda to bring coherence to studies in this area. The need for sound theory and methodology to guide research is emphasized. The importance of better conceptualization of the rural context as a focus of research is addressed, and 14 propositions concerning issues the authors think will advance rural research are presented. This article is intended to stimulate discussion about a research agenda that will lead to better understanding of rural needs for mental health services as well as more responsive service models .