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November 30, 2025Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental HealthOpen Access

Prevalence of Mild to Moderate Mental Illness, Correlates of Treatment Patterns, and Perceived Unmet Need among U.S. Adults: Results from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2021

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VFValerie L. Forman-HoffmanMFMegan FlomAWAndre Williams

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Overview

Cross-sectional analysis highlights unmet needs and barriers to mental health treatment in adults, indicating demographic groups needing more access.

Key Points

  • About 17% of U.S. adults experience mild to moderate mental illness, yet many do not receive treatment.
  • Around 41% of adults with mental illness accessed treatment, with over 62% of those using virtual services.
  • Analysis of the National Survey on Drug Use and Health reveals significant unmet needs in mental health care access.
  • Findings underscore the necessity for low-cost and easily accessible mental health services for affected demographics.

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Forman-Hoffman et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/692b94341d383f2b2a378764https://doi.org/10.2174/0117450179394114251013063017
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