U.S. adults who received mental health treatment through prescription 2005-2020

Published by
Matej Mikulic,
Nov 4, 2021
This statistic shows the percentage of U.S. adults who received mental health treatment in the past year through prescription medication from 2005 to 2020. In 2020, some 14 percent of all American adults received mental health treatment through prescribed medication.

Percentage of U.S. adults who received mental health treatment through prescription medication from 2005 to 2020*

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Release date

October 2021

Region

United States

Survey time period

2005 to 2020

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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