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U.S. adults who received mental health treatment through prescription 2005-2017
Percentage of U.S. adults who received mental health treatment through prescription medication from 2005 to 2017*
by Matej Mikulic,
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Sep 17, 2018
This statistic shows the percentage of U.S. adults who received mental health treatment in the past year through prescription medication from 2005 to 2017. In 2005, some 10.7 percent of all American adults received mental health treatment through prescribed medication.
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by Matej Mikulic,
last edited
Sep 17, 2018
This statistic shows the percentage of U.S. adults who received mental health treatment in the past year through prescription medication from 2005 to 2017. In 2005, some 10.7 percent of all American adults received mental health treatment through prescribed medication.
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- September 2018
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- United States
- Survey time period
- 2005 to 2017
- Number of respondents
- base: around 70,000 respondents
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Method of interview
- Questionnaire
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* Adults who received mental health treatment in the past year.
Respondents could indicate multiple service sources; thus, these response categories are not mutually exclusive.
This statistic was assembled from several editions of the same publication.
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- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- 2005 to 2017
- Number of respondents
- base: around 70,000 respondents
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Method of interview
- Questionnaire
- Supplementary notes
-
* Adults who received mental health treatment in the past year.
Respondents could indicate multiple service sources; thus, these response categories are not mutually exclusive.
This statistic was assembled from several editions of the same publication.
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