{"id":36862,"date":"2025-08-01T07:00:48","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T11:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncqa.org\/?page_id=36862"},"modified":"2026-01-30T07:08:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T12:08:15","slug":"diagnosed-mental-health-disorders","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ncqa.org\/report-cards\/health-plans\/state-of-health-care-quality-report\/diagnosed-mental-health-disorders\/","title":{"rendered":"Diagnosed Mental Health Disorders (DMH)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW53209711 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW53209711 BCX0\">The percentage of persons 1 year of age and older who were diagnosed with a mental health disorder during the measurement period.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW53209711 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Why It Matters<\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Recent literature indicates that about <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">23.1% (59.3 million) of U.S. adults and 16.5% (7.7 million) of U.S. children and adolescents have a mental health disorder <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><sup>(1,2)<\/sup>. According to the 2022 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, nearly half of adolescents and 40% of adults who had a past year major depressive episode had a perceived unmet need for mental health treatment <sup>(3)<\/sup>.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:180,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">This measure provides information on the diagnosed prevalence of mental health disorders. Neither a higher nor lower rate indicates better performance.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Understanding the diagnosed prevalence of mental health disorders within a population allows health plans to understand the size of the population in need of mental health services, and may encourage the provision of case management and care coordination services, as appropriate.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:180,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The percentage of persons 1 year of age and older who were diagnosed with a mental health disorder during the measurement period.\u00a0 Why It Matters Recent literature indicates that about 23.1% (59.3 million) of U.S. adults and 16.5% (7.7 million) of U.S. children and adolescents have a mental health disorder (1,2). 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