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Service Utilization for Mental Health Problems among Adults

The NSDUH Report:  Service Utilization for Mental Health Problems among Adults

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Highlights:

  • SAMHSA's National Surveys on Drug Use and Health in 2003 through 2005 were combined to assess the receipt of treatment for mental health problems, the perceived unmet need for such treatment, and the reasons for not receiving treatment for mental health problems among those with an unmet need for treatment.
  • Among adults aged 18 or older, 13% (27.9 million persons) received treatment or counseling for mental health problems in the past 12 months.
  • About 5.1% of all adults and 19.2% of adults who received treatment for mental health problems in the past year perceived an unmet need for treatment or counseling for mental health problems in the past year.
  • Of those adults who perceived an unmet need for treatment for mental health problems in the past year, 48.1% reported cost or insurance issues as a barrier to treatment receipt.

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This Short Report, The NSDUH Report:  Service Utilization for Mental Health Problems among Adults,  is based on SAMHSA's  National Survey on Drug Use and Health conducted by the Office of Applied Studies (OAS) in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).  SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) is the primary source of information on the prevalence, patterns, and consequences of drug and alcohol use and abuse and for selected mental health measures in the general U.S. civilian non institutionalized population, age 12 and older.   SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug Use & Health also provides estimates for drug use and for selected mental health measures by State.

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