Medical Economics (11/21, Littrell) reports, “More than one in five U.S. adults, which equates to 59.3 million people, were living with mental illnesses in 2022, yet just more than half of them (50.6%) had received treatment in the previous year.” A new study, from Gallup and West Health, “uncovered that 70% of Americans would prefer to be asked about both their physical health and their mental health during appointments with their primary care providers (PCPs).” The survey “reported that 65% of men and 76% of women hoped to discuss both physical and mental health with their PCPs.” The research “also found that 66% of U.S. adults have been asked about their mental health by their PCPs or family practitioners, whereas 32% of adults said that had never happened.”
Related Links:
— “70% of Americans want primary care providers to address mental health,” Austin Littrell, Medical Economics, November 21, 2024