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VERTICAL BAR CHART: Adults Aged 18 and Older Receiving
Mental Health Treatment/Counseling,* by Sex and Type, 2005
(Percent of Adults)
Received Any Type of Mental Health Treatment/Counseling
Female: 16.8; Male: 8.9
Prescription Medication
Female: 14.1; Male: 7.0
Outpatient
Female: 8.9; Male: 4.6
Inpatient
Female: 1.1; Male: 0.9
*Excludes treatment for alcohol or drug use. Respondents
could report more than one type of treatment.
Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
Results for the 2005 National Survey on Drug Use and Health:
detailed tables. Office of Applied Studies, Rockville, MD;
2006.
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VERTICAL BAR CHART: Reasons for Unmet Mental Health
Treatment Needs Among Adults Aged 18 and Older,* by Sex,
2005
(Percent of Adults Reporting an Unmet Treatment
Need)
Cost/No Insurance
Female 47.1; Male 51.8
Did Not Feel Need for Treatment/Could Handle Problem Without
Treatment
Female 34.3; Male 28.8
Stigma
Female 19.6; Male 24.0
Did Not Know Where to Go for Services
Female 19.1; Male 17.3
Did Not Have Time
Female 15.1; Male 10.7
Did Not Think Treatment Would Help
Female 9.2; Male 9.5
Fear of Being Committed/Have to take Medication
Female 8.0; Male 11.1
*Excludes treatment for alcohol or drug use. Respondents
could report more than one reason for an unmet need for
treatment.
Source: U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Substance
Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Office
of Applied Studies. NATIONAL SURVEY ON DRUG USE AND HEALTH,
2005 [Computer file]. ICPSR04596-v1. Research Triangle Park,
NC: Research Triangle Institute [producer], 2006. Ann Arbor,
MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social
Research [distributor], 2006-11-16.
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