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Mental Health Disorders (Data are for U.S. for year in parentheses) Morbidity Percent of noninstitutionalized adults with severe psychological distress in the past 30 days: 3.0 (2002) Health Care Use Ambulatory care Number of visits to office-based physicians for mental disorders: 40 million (2002) Source: National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2002 Summary Number of hospital emergency department visits for mental disorders: 2.0 million (2002) Source: National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2002 Emergency Department Summary Number of ambulatory care visits for mental disorders: 49.2 million (1997) Number of ambulatory care visits for depression: 19.4 million (1997) Number of ambulatory care visits for schizophrenia and other psychoses: 7.7 million (1997) Number of ambulatory care visits for anxiety: 5.7 million (1997) Number of ambulatory care visits related to drugs or alcohol: 3.6 million (1997) Number of ambulatory care visits for attention deficit disorder: 3.5 million (1997) Hospital inpatient care Number of discharges for mental disorders: 2.5 million (2002) Average length of stay for mental disorders: 7.1 days (2002) Source: 2002 National Hospital Discharge Survey Nursing home care Number of residents with mental disorders, including Alzheimers disease, as primary diagnosis: 445,800 (1999) Percent of residents with mental disorders, including Alzheimers disease, as primary diagnosis: 27.4 (1999) Number of residents with Alzheimers disease and other dementias as primary diagnosis: 207,000 (1999) Source: National Nursing Home Survey: 1999 Summary Mortality Number of suicide deaths: 31,655 (2002) Suicide deaths per 100,000 resident population: 11.0 (2002) Source: Deaths: Final Data for 2002 More data Rates of discharges and days of care in short-stay hospitals by sex, age, and diagnosis: 1990-2001 Health, United States 2003, Table 92 Discharges and average length of stay in short-stay hospitals by sex, age, and diagnosis: 1990-2001 Health, United States 2003, Table 93 Death rates for suicide by sex, race, Hispanic origin, and age: 1950-2001 Health, United States 2003, Table 46 Related links National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey National Health Interview Survey National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey National Hospital Discharge Survey National Institute on Mental Health
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