Mental Health
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Data are for the U.S.
Morbidity
- Percent of adults aged 18 and over with serious psychological distress in the past 30 days: 3.6%
Source: Early Release of Selected Estimates Based on Data From the 2016 National Health Interview Survey, data table for figure 13.1[PDF – 1.3 MB]
Physician office visits
- Number of visits to physician offices with mental disorders as the primary diagnosis: 65.9 million
Source: National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2014 State and National Summary Tables, table 15[PDF – 614 MB]
Emergency department visits
- Number of visits to emergency departments with mental disorders as the primary diagnosis: 5.0 million
Source: National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2014 Emergency Department Summary Tables, table 11[PDF – 1.9 MB]
Mortality
- Number of suicide deaths: 42,773
- Suicide deaths per 100,000 population: 13.4
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More data
- Health, United States trend tables with data on mental health
- National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2011 Outpatient Department Summary Tables[PDF – 375 KB]
- Access to Care Among Adults Aged 18-64 with Serious Psychological Distress: Early Release of Estimates from the National Health Interview Survey, 2012-September 2015[PDF – 255 KB]
- Increase in Suicide in the United States, 1999–2014
- Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Men’s Use of Mental Health Treatments, 2010-2013
- Racial and Gender Disparities in Suicide Among Young Adults Aged 18–24: United States, 2009–2013
- Serious Psychological Distress Among Adults: United States, 2009–2013
- Depression in the United States household population, 2009-2012
- Emergency Department Visits Related to Schizophrenia Among Adults Aged 18–64: United States, 2009–2011
- Use of Medication Prescribed for Emotional or Behavioral Difficulties Among Children Aged 6–17 Years in the United States, 2011–2012
- Use of Selected Nonmedication Mental Health Services by Adolescent Boys and Girls With Serious Emotional or Behavioral Difficulties: United States, 2010–2012[PDF – 579 KB]
- Psychotropic Medication Use Among Adolescents: United States, 2005–2010
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- Page last updated: May 3, 2017
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