The ''Journal of Rural Mental Health'' is a biannual

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published by the

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on behalf of the National Association for Rural Mental Health. It covers rural

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research, practice, and policy. It was established in 1977 and the

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is James L. Werth, Jr. (Stone Mountain Health Services).

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in

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External links

* {{Official website, http://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/rmh/index.aspx
National Association for Rural Mental Health
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