Mental Health

(Data are for the U.S.)

 

Morbidity

• Percent of noninstitutionalized adults with serious psychological distress in the past 30 days: 3.1% (2008)

Source: Early release of selected estimates based on data from the National Health Interview Survey, data table for figure 13.1

 

Health Care Use

Ambulatory care

• Number of ambulatory care visits (to physician offices, hospital outpatient and emergency departments) with mental disorders as primary diagnosis: 55.7 million (annual 2005-2006)

 Source: Ambulatory Medical Care Utilization Estimates for 2006, table 5

Hospital inpatient care

• Number of discharges with mental disorders as first-listed diagnosis: 2.4 million
• Average length of stay for mental disorders: 7.0 days

Source: 2006 National Hospital Discharge Survey, tables 2,4

Nursing home care

• Number of residents with mental disorders: 996,000
• Percent of residents with mental disorders: 67%

Source: 2004 National Nursing Home Survey, Residents, table 33B

 

Mortality

• Number of suicide deaths: 33,300
• Suicide deaths per 100,000 population: 11.1

Source: Deaths: Final Data for 2006, table 18

 

More data

• Characteristics of Adults with Serious Psychological Distress as Measured by the K6 Scale: United States, 2001-04
• Depression in the United States Household Population, 2005-2006
• Health Data Interactive
• Health, United States trend tables with data on mental health
• National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2006 Summary
• National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2006 Emergency Department Summary
• National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2006 Outpatient Department Summary
• Use of Mental Health Services in the Past 12 Months by Children Aged 4-17 Years: United States, 2005-2006