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Practice in a Rural Setting

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In this edited volume, Handbook of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings, there are chapters discussing the history, growth and details of psychology practice integrated in medical care venues. For psychologists who work in rural health care there are opportunities and challenges that are unique to the rural setting. In this chapter, we discuss some of these. We first summarize epidemiological differences between rural and urban populations, health disparities and health care access problems of rural populations, and then summarize topics of ethical considerations, specialized psychology consultation (e.g., psychopharmacology) and the potential of using information technology (IT) for patient care delivery and education of patients, families and providers.

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  1. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine and Lafayette Family Cancer Center, Eastern Maine Medical Center, Bangor, ME, USA

    Robert J. Ferguson PhD

  2. HealthPsych Maine, Waterville, ME, USA

    Jeff Matranga PhD

  3. Department of Psychology, University of Maine, Orono, ME, USA

    Amber Martinson M.A. & Sandra Sigmon PhD

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    Christine M. Hunter

  2. Patient-Centered Medical Home Branch, Clinical Support Division, Defense Health Agency, Falls Church, Virginia, USA

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  3. Fletcher Allen Health Care, Inc., Montpelier, Vermont, USA

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Ferguson, R., Martinson, A., Matranga, J., Sigmon, S. (2014). Practice in a Rural Setting. In: Hunter, C., Hunter, C., Kessler, R. (eds) Handbook of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-09817-3_13

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