Reasons for Mental Health Treatment/Counseling* in the Past Year Among Youth Aged 12-17, Who Received Treatment, 2005
Percent of youth receiving treatment:
- Felt depressed: 44.2%
- Breaking rules or acting out: 24.8%
- Family/home problems: 23.5%
- Problems at school: 22.6%
- Suicidal thoughts or attempts: 17.0%
- Felt very afraid or tense: 16.6%
- Problems with friends: 15.0%
- Trouble controlling anger: 13.0%
- Eating problems: 7.8%
- Diagnosed mental disorder: 1.9%
- Other reasons: 28.8%
*Among those having received treatment or counseling from any of 10 specific sources for emotional or behavioral problems not caused by drug or alcohol use. Respondents could indicate more than one reason for treatment.↑
Source: U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Office of Applied Studies. NATIONAL SURVEY ON DRUG USE AND HEALTH, 2005 [Computer file]. ICPSR04596-v1. Research Triangle Park, NC: Research Triangle Institute [producer], 2006. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2006-11-16.
