TY - JOUR KW - Behavioral Medicine/organization & administration KW - Community Mental Health Centers KW - Health Policy KW - Health Priorities KW - Health Services Accessibility KW - Health Services Research KW - Humans KW - Mental Disorders/epidemiology/therapy KW - Mental Health Services/organization & administration/supply & distribution/utilization KW - Minority Groups KW - Primary Health Care KW - Risk Factors KW - Rural Health KW - Rural Health Services/organization & administration/supply & distribution/utilization KW - Telemedicine KW - United States/epidemiology AU - D. Hartley AU - C. Britain AU - S. Sulzbacher A1 - AB - This article seeks to identify current research priorities in the area of rural behavioral health. The method for accomplishing this task begins by identifying several domains where policy has a potential to effect improvements in access or quality but has been hampered by lack of empirical knowledge. In each domain a synthesis of current research summarizes what is known and draws attention to knowledge gaps. Research questions in each domain are proposed. The policy domains are theoretically based, using a conceptual model of access to health care, with a focus on illness level (prevalence), enabling factors (the delivery system, organization and financing, the promise of telemedicine), and predisposing factors (special populations, beliefs, values, stigma). BT - The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association C5 - HIT & Telehealth CY - United States JF - The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association N2 - This article seeks to identify current research priorities in the area of rural behavioral health. The method for accomplishing this task begins by identifying several domains where policy has a potential to effect improvements in access or quality but has been hampered by lack of empirical knowledge. In each domain a synthesis of current research summarizes what is known and draws attention to knowledge gaps. Research questions in each domain are proposed. The policy domains are theoretically based, using a conceptual model of access to health care, with a focus on illness level (prevalence), enabling factors (the delivery system, organization and financing, the promise of telemedicine), and predisposing factors (special populations, beliefs, values, stigma). PP - United States PY - 2002 SN - 0890-765X; 0890-765X SP - 242 EP - 255 EP - T1 - Behavioral health: setting the rural health research agenda T2 - The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association TI - Behavioral health: setting the rural health research agenda U1 - HIT & Telehealth U2 - 12061517 VL - 18 Suppl VO - 0890-765X; 0890-765X Y1 - 2002 ER -