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

Figure 4.2 is a bar chart that indicates the percent distributions of the number of outpatient treatment visits in the past year by location of treatment. The chart shows that among adults who were treated at an outpatient mental health center, 12.7 percent had 1 visit, 52.5 percent had 2-10 visits, 24.4 percent had 11-25 visits, and 10.4 percent had 26 or more visits. Among adults who had outpatient treatment in a doctor's office, 30.0 percent had 1 visit, 62.3 percent had 2-10 visits, 6.2 percent had 11-25 visits, and 1.5 percent had 26 or more visits. Among adults treated in a private therapist's office, 7.3 percent had 1 visit, 59.1 percent had 2-10 visits, 24.0 percent had 11-25 visits, and 9.7 percent had 26 or more visits in the past year.

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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.