Trends of mental health care utilization among US adults from 1999 to 2018.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mental health disorders affect millions of US adults, however, the trends and related factors for mental health care utilization in the US remain unknown.

Aims

Our study aimed to assess the trend of mental health utilization and related socio-demographic factors in the US.

Methods

The study included 55,052 individuals from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) in 1999-2018. Temporal trends in the percentages of mental health care utilizers were estimated across survey cycles. Trends and linked factors of mental health care utilization were assessed by a logistic regression model, while the non-linearity was estimated by restricted cubic splines.

Results

From 1999 to 2018, the percentage of mental health care utilizers in the U

SUBMITTER: Wang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10496400 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature