Delivery of mental health services in rural areas is a serious problem. A project to develop and assess a particular pattern of rural mental health services was started in two North Carolina counties. As part of this project a survey was made of the attitudes and opinions of rural people concerning mental illness, mental health professionals, and related services. The results are reported in this paper.
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