An ideal public health approach to obtain such basic information would commence with an
epidemiological sample survey to determine the prevalence and incidence of mental …

• After initial interviews with 20 291 adults in the National Institute of Mental Health
Epidemiologic Catchment Area Program, we estimated prospective 1-year prevalence and …

This document contains statistics on mental illness and organized mental health service
delivery systems. Data sources cited include the National Institute of Mental Health, state …

AimsTo provide cross-national data for selected countries of the Americas on service
utilization for psychiatric and substance use disorders, the distribution of these services …

Prologue: Much of the mental health services provided in this country have come from the
states, whose historical responsibility has been to care for the most disabled persons with …

Background: The aim of this study was to determine the patterns and determinants of service
use in severely mentally ill persons drawn from the National Institute of Mental Health …

This study examines gender and ethnic differences in mental health utilization and
expenditures in a fee-for-service Medicaid eligible population in Monroe County, New York …

Objectives. The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence and correlates of
treatment for serious mental illness. Methods. Data were derived from the National …

Data from the NIMH-Epidemiologic Catchment AreaProject were used to predict differential
use of privateversus public outpatient mental health services, asalient concern in integrating …

Mental disorders have a huge cost, both to individuals and to society. The direct costs of
providing appropriate mental healthcare must be considered along with the societal costs of …