The road much less travelled: treating rural and isolated clients
Abstract
This article serves as the introduction to an issue of the Journal of Clinical Psychology: In Session on the topic of treating rural and isolated clients. This preface frames the issue's topic and addresses the question, “What are the best practices for rural and isolated clients?” Themes of rural mental health are outlined, and the subsequent articles are introduced. Readers of this issue are given case examples, clinical recommendations, and seminal research findings in the hope of integrating and adopting effective methods for underserved rural clients. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Psychol: In Session 66:1–4, 2010.
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- Authors
- Rainer, J. P.
- Affiliations
- Georgia Southern University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Rainer, Jackson P.
- Venue
- Journal of Clinical Psychology
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2010-03-10
- Volume
- 66
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 475-478
- ISSN
- 0021-9762 (ISSN-L)
- 1097-4679
- OpenAlex
- W2033262829
- Cited by
- 17
- References
- 3
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 2 · 2021: 1 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 3
- FWCI
- 3.06
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Clinical Psychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
- Keywords
- rural mental health, underserved populations, best practices, clinical guidelines, case examples
- MeSH terms
- Community Mental Health Services, Forecasting, Health Services Accessibility, Health Services Needs and Demand, Humans, Patient Care Team, Psychotherapy, Quality Assurance, Health Care, Rural Population, Social Isolation, United States, Rural Health Services
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