title: Access to mental health services for active duty and National Guard TRICARE enrollees in Indiana.
abstract: Mental health problems are a well-known consequence of combat exposure, and the problem of barriers to receiving mental health care for veterans is well known. The current heavy reliance on reserve component soldiers may aggravate this problem. This study tries to characterize problems with access to mental health care for activated members of the National Guard reserve component, active duty service members, and their families in the state of Indiana. Data from a telephone survey of Indiana mental health providers listed in the TRICARE provider revealed that only 25% were accepting new TRICARE patients, although regression analyses revealed that acceptance of patients was positively related to market population and negatively related to the number of deployed soldiers in the market. The primary barrier to obtain care appears to be the accuracy of the TRICARE provider list.
authors: Department of Health and Kinesiology, 800 W Stadium Avenue, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.
authors: George H
authors: GH
authors: Avery
authors: Shelley M MacDermid
authors: SM
authors: Wadsworth
mesh_terms: D006264:Health Benefit Plans, Employee; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D007196:Indiana; D019458:Insurance Coverage; D008605:Mental Health Services; D008889:Military Personnel; D010865:Pilot Projects