OUTPATIENT

THERAPY

In 2004-2005, 19.08% of US In 1996-1998, 9.2% of youth received

adults received outpatient outpatient treatment. In 2010-2012,
treatment. In 2014-2015, this this number increased to 13.3% of
number increased to 23% of US youth.
adults.

2.9%
Between 2010-2015, mental health
outpatient services grew 2.9% (over
10,000 centers)

APPROPRIATE
THERAPIES
Must be accessible, and appropriate. This
includes, new generation medications,
psychotherapy, symptom therapy, assertive
PARTIAL
community treatment (ACT), peer support
rehab, DBT and CBT. HOSPITALIZATION
Day treatment programs should
be used with observation to
make sure that their treatment
is goal-oriented.

ACCESSABILITY
Emergency resources must be
available 24/7. Services must be
accessible to police crisis
intervention teams. If the mentally ill
is subject to arrest, trained
professionals assess the accurate
intervention and type of care.
24/7 COMMUNITY
SYSTEMS
Community systems should be
inclusive, person-centered, and
unified. Examples of systems are
medical, dental, supportive
housing, education,
prevocational and vocational
training.

OUTPATIENT DISPARITIES
Minority
Treatment
Black individuals are treated less than whites for
illnesses such as, OCD, GAD, ADHD, panic,
personality, and nicotine use disorders, but more
treated frequently for psychotic disorders.
Minority Hispanics were treated less than whites for
bipolar I, impulse control, ASD, personality
Children disorder, OCD, and nicotine use disorder but
more for drug use disorders.
Minority children are less likely than white
children to receive outpatient mental health care
due to lack of insurance, medicare coverage, or
lack of resources within the region in which they
reside
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