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June 1, 2025The Journal of Rural HealthOpen Access

Trends in mental health care utilization in rural and nonrural areas, 2019‐2023

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BSBárbara Stanley

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Overview

Analysis reveals increased mental health care utilization rates for rural and nonrural populations, suggesting benefits of telehealth.

Key Points

  • Both rural and nonrural areas experienced significant increases in mental health care utilization from 2019 to 2023, emphasizing improving access.
  • Rural utilization rates grew by 3.72 percentage points to 13.07%, while nonrural rates rose by 4.40 percentage points to 16.46%.
  • Using the National Health Interview Survey data, a probit model analyzed sociodemographic factors affecting care access.
  • The findings suggest that telehealth may aid rural populations, but increases were sharper in nonrural areas.

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Bárbara Stanley (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68af78327567bf4f94ff0fc5https://doi.org/10.1111/jrh.70074
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