Henry Markovits, Simon Handley
Is inferential reasoning just probabilistic reasoning in disguise?
Memory & cognition
people living less urban areas uk may reduced access mental healthcare compared people urban areas although reported 2000 adult psychiatric morbidity survey apms data subsequent changes mental health provision economic recession may impacted care inequalities reexamined hypothesising living less urban areas england received less antidepressant medication psychological interventions compared living urban areas adjusting covariates including common mental disorders cmds socioeconomic status national crosssectional study households england analysed data 7455 participants aged 16 2014 english apms residence urban less urban area current receipt antidepressant medication psychological intervention participants living less urban areas half likely receipt psychological intervention relative living urban areas adjusted aor 049 95 ci 030 079 p0004 association urbanisation antidepressant receipt aor 101 95 ci 081 125 p0944 people living less urban areas lower likelihood receipt psychological treatment cmds may indicate barriers care access findings differ results study using comparable sample conducted 14 years previously improving access psychological therapies services increased therapy access nationwide may impact urban areas potentially widening urbanrural inequalities research needed understand address geographical inequalities access mental healthcare