Spending on mental health and substance abuse treatment, 1987-1997.
This paper is the result of an ongoing effort to track spending on mental health and substance abuse (MH/SA) treatment nationwide. Spending for MH/SA treatment was $85.3 billion in 1997: $73.4 billion for mental illness and $11.9 billion for substance abuse. MH/SA spending growth averaged 6.8 percent a year between 1987 and 1997, while national health expenditures grew by 8.2 percent.
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MEDSTAT Group, Washington, D.C., USA.
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D000328:Adult; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D005380:Financing, Government / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D005102:Health Expenditures / Q000145:classification / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D007250:Inflation, Economic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000191:economics* / Q000453:epidemiology; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000191:economics* / Q000453:epidemiology; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology