Patterns of Mental Health Service Utilization and Substance Use Among Adults, 2000 and 2001

Figure 3.4 is a bar chart comparing the percentages of mental health treatment types received by college graduates with those received by adults with less than a high school education. The chart shows that among college graduates, 43.5 percent received outpatient treatment only, 30.3 percent received outpatient and medication only, 19.4 percent received medication only, and 7.2 percent received any inpatient treatment. Among adults with less than a high school education, 38.9 percent received inpatient treatment, 18.0 percent received medication only, 11.4 percent received outpatient and medication treatment only, and 10.5 percent received outpatient treatment only.

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This page was last updated on June 16, 2008.

SAMHSA, an agency in the Department of Health and Human Services, is the Federal Government's lead agency for improving the quality and availability of substance abuse prevention, addiction treatment, and mental health services in the United States.