title: Metropolitan-nonmetropolitan differences in amount and type of mental health treatment.
abstract: This article examines the extent to which, conditional on receiving treatment, the type of care differs across metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas. Using data from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), the findings indicate that nonmetro residents who obtained mental health care (n = 2,381) have fewer mental health visits in a calendar year than their metro counterparts after adjusting for individual-level characteristics. Although observed rates of hospitalization and contact with physicians are higher in nonmetro areas than metro areas, this difference is attributable primarily to compositional differences between metro and nonmetro residents.
authors.affiliation: Southeastern Rural Mental Health Research Center, School of Nursing, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA.
authors.forename: Stephen M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Petterson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D015984:Causality; D005260:Female; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D012111:Residence Characteristics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019035:Rural Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States; D019037:Urban Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*