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Rural US Residents Recognize Anxiety Better than Urbanites and Suburbanites but Hold Similar Stigma

March 29, 2023

Recognizing signs of psychological distress is a critical first step in assisting people who are struggling with poor mental health to access help. However, community-level factors that impact recognition and stigma are underexplored. The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between rurality, other community-level variables, and individual variables with regard to the recognition and stigma of anxiety.