Geographic Variation in the Supply of Selected Behavioral Health Providers
Date
06/2018
Journal
American Journal of Preventative Medicine
Description
This study examined the supply of select behavioral health providers by metropolitan, micropolitan, and non-core county and Census Division. Psychiatrists, psychologists, and psychiatric nurse practitioners are unequally distributed throughout the U.S., with disparities between Census Divisions and rural vs. urban areas.
Center
WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
Authors
C. Holly Andrilla, Davis Patterson, Lisa Garberson, Cynthia Coulthard, Eric Larson