TY - JOUR PY - 1990// TI - Patient characteristics of a rural emergency mental health service JO - Human services in the rural environment A1 - Goudy, JG A1 - Sheehan, MP A1 - Daly-Kent, BA A1 - Jackson, L. A1 - Loschen, E. L. SP - 19 EP - 23 VL - 13 IS - 4 N2 - Reports the findings from a review of 5 years of activity logs and patient records from a rural emergency mental health clinic. Rural patients were found to be similar to urban patients in terms of age, sex, and hour of contact. However, a greater proportion of rural patients were seen for threats of violence or suicide. LA - SN - 0193-9009 UR - http://dx.doi.org/ ID - ref1 ER -