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Reasons for not receiving mental health services among U.S. adults 2016

Reasons for not receiving mental health services among U.S. adults in 2016

The data describes the reasons for not receiving mental health services among adults in the U.S. within the past year in 2016. In that year, the majority of the United States adults not receiving mental health services, with a total of nearly 37.2 percent, could not afford the cost.

Could not afford cost	37.2
Thought could handle problem without treatment	31
Did not know where to go for services	26
Did not have time	21.7
Might cause others to have negative opinion	12.6
Health insurance did not cover enough treatment	11.9
Fear of being committed/having to take medicine	11.9
Did not feel need for treatment at the time	11.9
Might have negative effect on job	11.7
Concerned about confidentiality	11
Treatment would not help	10
Did not want others to find out	9.1
Health insurance did not cover any treatment	8.8
Other reasons	6.8
No transportation/inconvenient	3.8

Reasons for not receiving mental health services among U.S. adults 2016

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