This study evaluated change in rural and urban veterans' psychotherapy use during a period of widespread effort within the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) to engage rural veterans in mental health care.National VHA administrative databases were queried for patients receiving a new diagnosis of depression, anxiety, or posttraumatic stress disorder in fiscal years (FY) 2007 and 2010. Using the US Department of Agriculture Rural-Urban Continuum Codes, we identified urban (FY 2007: n = 192,347; FY 2010: n = 231,471) and rural (FY 2007: n = 72,923; FY 2010: n = 81,905) veterans. Veterans' psychotherapy use during the 12 months following diagnosis was assessed.From FY 2007 to 2010, the proportion of veterans receiving any psychotherapy increased from 17

作者：Juliette M, Mott；Kathleen M, Grubbs；Shubhada, Sansgiry；John C, Fortney；Jeffrey A, Cully

来源：The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association 2015 年 31卷 3期