National Estimates of Expenditures for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment, 1997

July 2000 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration National Estimates of Expenditures for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment, 1997 An estimated 28 percent of the adult U.S. population will suffer from a mental health or substance abuse (MH/SA) disorder, including alcohol or drug abuse problem, during the course of a year. Of the ten leading causes of disability worldwide in 1990, five were psychiatric conditions including alcohol abuse. Given the prevalence of MH/SA-related morbidity and mortality and its effects, it is important to know how much the United States is investing in treatment of . . .