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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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