5/7/25, 10:10 PM MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS/NEWEST UPDATE Flashcards | Quizlet
MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES EXAM 1 QUESTIONS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS/NEWEST UPDATED
2025
1) 18% of US adults have a mental health condition (43
million)
2) Nearly half of those 18% have a co-occurring
condition or dual-diagnosis
3) 9.6 million experience suicide ideation
What are the numbers 4) 16 million US adults experience an episode of
related to mental illness in depression in a given year (6.9%, leading cause of
America? disability in America)
5) 33% of individuals with MDD engage in substance
abuse
6) Approximately 1 in 25 adults in the US experience a
serious mental illness in a given year (schizophrenia,
bipolar disorder, schizo affective)
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,5/7/25, 10:10 PM MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS/NEWEST UPDATE Flashcards | Quizlet
1) 1 in 100 US adults live with schizophrenia
2) 2.6% of US adults live with bipolar disorder
3) 18.1% of US adults live with anxiety disorders (PTSD,
What are the numbers
OCD, phobias)
related to SPECIFIC
4) 20.2 million adults in the U.S. experienced
mental illnesses in
substance use disorder and over half had a co-
America?
occurring disorder
5) 1 in 5 youth ages 13-18 experience a severe mental
disorder at some point in their life (8-13 = 15%)
1) Serious mental illness costs America nearly $200
billion in lost earning per year
2) Mood disorders are the 3rd most common cause of
hospitalization in the US for people 18-44
3) Increased risk of having chronic medical conditions
with a severe mental illness
What are the 4) Die about 25 years earlier with a severe mental
consequences for lack of illness
mental health treatment? 5) 1/3 of students 14-21 served by special education
drop out if they have a severe mental illness
6) Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the US,
the 3rd for 10-24, and 2nd for 15-24
7) More than 90% of children who die by suicide have
a mental illness
8) 22 veterans die each day by suicide
1) Mental illnesses are not a result of: personal
weakness, lack of good character, and poor
upbringing
Who, What, and How does
2) Mental illnesses can affect persons of any: age,
mental illness affect
race/ethnicity, gender, religion, and socioeconomic
America?
class
3) Mental illnesses are treatable and recovery can
happen
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, 5/7/25, 10:10 PM MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS/NEWEST UPDATE Flashcards | Quizlet
1) Goal: snapshot for policy/program planning,
What was the goal and
analysis and evaluation, data changes impact on
purpose for Mental Health
legislation, increase dialog and improve outcomes
America's "Ranking of the
2) Purpose: measure need, assess services, and
Nation"?
improve outcomes
Adults with:
1) Any mental illness (AMI)
2) Alcohol or illicit drug dependence
3) Serious thoughts of suicide
4) With disability who could not afford to see doctor
because of cost
5) AMI and no treatment
6) AMI with unmet needs
What does Mental Health
7) AMI and no insurance
America's "Ranking of the
Nation" measure?
Youth with:
1) At least one major depressive episode (MDE) in the
past year
2) Alcohol dependence or illicit drug use
3) Severe MDE
4) MDE with no treatment
5) Severe MDE with some consistent treatment
6) Private insurance that does not cover mental health
What are the states with 1. Massachusetts
the LOWEST prevalence of 2. South Dakota
mental illness and the 3. Minnesota
HIGHEST rates of access 11. Illinois
to care?
What are the states with 1. Nevada
the HIGHEST prevalence 2. Mississippi
of mental illness and the 3. Arizona
LOWEST rates of access to
care?
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MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES EXAM 1 QUESTIONS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS/NEWEST UPDATED
2025
1) 18% of US adults have a mental health condition (43
million)
2) Nearly half of those 18% have a co-occurring
condition or dual-diagnosis
3) 9.6 million experience suicide ideation
What are the numbers 4) 16 million US adults experience an episode of
related to mental illness in depression in a given year (6.9%, leading cause of
America? disability in America)
5) 33% of individuals with MDD engage in substance
abuse
6) Approximately 1 in 25 adults in the US experience a
serious mental illness in a given year (schizophrenia,
bipolar disorder, schizo affective)
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,5/7/25, 10:10 PM MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS/NEWEST UPDATE Flashcards | Quizlet
1) 1 in 100 US adults live with schizophrenia
2) 2.6% of US adults live with bipolar disorder
3) 18.1% of US adults live with anxiety disorders (PTSD,
What are the numbers
OCD, phobias)
related to SPECIFIC
4) 20.2 million adults in the U.S. experienced
mental illnesses in
substance use disorder and over half had a co-
America?
occurring disorder
5) 1 in 5 youth ages 13-18 experience a severe mental
disorder at some point in their life (8-13 = 15%)
1) Serious mental illness costs America nearly $200
billion in lost earning per year
2) Mood disorders are the 3rd most common cause of
hospitalization in the US for people 18-44
3) Increased risk of having chronic medical conditions
with a severe mental illness
What are the 4) Die about 25 years earlier with a severe mental
consequences for lack of illness
mental health treatment? 5) 1/3 of students 14-21 served by special education
drop out if they have a severe mental illness
6) Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the US,
the 3rd for 10-24, and 2nd for 15-24
7) More than 90% of children who die by suicide have
a mental illness
8) 22 veterans die each day by suicide
1) Mental illnesses are not a result of: personal
weakness, lack of good character, and poor
upbringing
Who, What, and How does
2) Mental illnesses can affect persons of any: age,
mental illness affect
race/ethnicity, gender, religion, and socioeconomic
America?
class
3) Mental illnesses are treatable and recovery can
happen
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, 5/7/25, 10:10 PM MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS/NEWEST UPDATE Flashcards | Quizlet
1) Goal: snapshot for policy/program planning,
What was the goal and
analysis and evaluation, data changes impact on
purpose for Mental Health
legislation, increase dialog and improve outcomes
America's "Ranking of the
2) Purpose: measure need, assess services, and
Nation"?
improve outcomes
Adults with:
1) Any mental illness (AMI)
2) Alcohol or illicit drug dependence
3) Serious thoughts of suicide
4) With disability who could not afford to see doctor
because of cost
5) AMI and no treatment
6) AMI with unmet needs
What does Mental Health
7) AMI and no insurance
America's "Ranking of the
Nation" measure?
Youth with:
1) At least one major depressive episode (MDE) in the
past year
2) Alcohol dependence or illicit drug use
3) Severe MDE
4) MDE with no treatment
5) Severe MDE with some consistent treatment
6) Private insurance that does not cover mental health
What are the states with 1. Massachusetts
the LOWEST prevalence of 2. South Dakota
mental illness and the 3. Minnesota
HIGHEST rates of access 11. Illinois
to care?
What are the states with 1. Nevada
the HIGHEST prevalence 2. Mississippi
of mental illness and the 3. Arizona
LOWEST rates of access to
care?
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