Mental Health Treatment Among Adults: United States, 2020

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• Personal Author:
  Terlizzi, Emily P. ; Norris, Tina
• Description:
  Key findings
  
  Data from the National Health Interview Survey
  
  • In 2020, 20.3% of adults had received any mental health treatment in the past 12 months, including 16.5% who had taken prescription medication for their mental health and 10.1% who received counseling or therapy from a mental health professional.
  
  • Women were more likely than men to have received any mental health treatment.
  
  • Non-Hispanic white adults (24.4%) were more likely than non-Hispanic black (15.3%), Hispanic (12.6%), and non-Hispanic Asian (7.7%) adults to have received any mental health treatment.
  
  • Overall, as the level of urbanization decreased, the percentage of adults who
  
  had taken medication for their mental health increased, and the percentage who had received counseling or therapy decreased.
  
  Suggested citation: Terlizzi EP, Norris T. Mental health treatment among adults: United States, 2020. NCHS Data Brief, no 419. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2021. DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.15620/ cdc:110593.
  
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• Series:
  NCHS Data Briefs
• Document Type:
  Journal Issue
• Genre:
  Statistics
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• CIO:
  National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.)
• Issue:
  419
• Collection(s):
  Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) National Center for Health Statistics
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