Abstract
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.
Publication types
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Costs and Cost Analysis
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Data Interpretation, Statistical
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Financing, Government / statistics & numerical data
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Health Care Surveys
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Health Expenditures / classification
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Health Expenditures / statistics & numerical data*
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Health Expenditures / trends
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Humans
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Inflation, Economic / statistics & numerical data
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Mental Disorders / economics*
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Mental Disorders / epidemiology
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Mental Health Services / economics*
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Mental Health Services / statistics & numerical data
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Substance-Related Disorders / economics*
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Substance-Related Disorders / epidemiology
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United States / epidemiology