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MENTAL HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION
Mental health care is needed, but not received, by millions
of adults in the U.S. In 2001, 5.7 million women and 2.7
million men reported an unmet need for treatment or counseling
for mental health problems.
The estimated number of women
receiving mental health treatment or counseling (including
inpatient care, outpatient care,
and prescription medication) increased
from 13.2 million in 2000 to 14.5 million in 2001. The most common type of
treatment for mental health conditions for both women
and men was prescription medication,
followed by outpatient treatment. Although a greater number of women than
men received inpatient treatment, a smaller proportion
of women with a mental health
condition received inpatient care than did men with a mental health condition
(5.8 compared to 8.9 percent). It should be noted that inpatient data presented
here do not include inpatient care for drug or alcohol treatment; when drug
and alcohol diagnoses are included, the number of men
receiving inpatient care exceeds
the number of women receiving care in inpatient settings.
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