Results from the 2012 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: Mental Health Findings and Detailed Tables

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This report and the detailed tables present results pertaining to mental health from the 2012 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), an annual survey of the civilian, noninstitutionalized population of the United States aged 12 years old or older. Both the report and detailed tables present national estimates of the prevalence of past year mental disorders and past year mental health service utilization for youths aged 12 to 17 and adults aged 18 or older. Among adults, estimates presented include rates and numbers of persons with any mental illness (AMI), serious mental illness (SMI), suicidal thoughts and behavior, major depressive episode (MDE), treatment for depression (among adults with MDE), and mental health service utilization. Estimates for youths include MDE, treatment for depression (among youths with MDE), and mental health service utilization. Measures related to the co-occurrence of mental disorders with substance use or with substance use disorders also are presented for both adults and youths. The report and detailed tables focus mainly on trends between 2011 and 2012 and differences across population subgroups in 2012.

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21 Visit the original government dataset for complete information, documentation, and data access. https://www.samhsa.gov/data/report/results-2012-national-survey-drug-use-and-health-mental-health-findings-and-detailed-tables

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  • mental-health-survey
  • serious-mental-illness
  • suicidal-ideation
  • samhsa
  • major-depressive-episode

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