A survey conducted in 2021 among U.S. adults diagnosed with a mood disorder showed which non-psychiatric treatments were considered helpful and what share of respondents were interested in such treatments. Around 80 percent of those with a mood disorder found psychotherapy to be helpful and 58 percent of those who had not tried it were interested in this treatment. This graph shows the percentage of U.S. adults with a mood disorder diagnosis who considered non-psychiatric treatments helpful, if they had tried them, or were interested, if they had not, as of 2021.
Percentage of U.S. adults diagnosed with a mood disorder reporting the helpfulness of or interest in non-psychiatric treatments as of 2021
Characteristic
Helpful (among those who used each)
Interested (among those who have not used each)
Complimentary health approaches*
83%
61%
Psychotherapy*
80%
58%
Guidance and support from other people with lived experience*
80%
52%
Counseling from someone other than a mental health professional*
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National Alliance on Mental Illness. (August 23, 2021). Percentage of U.S. adults diagnosed with a mood disorder reporting the helpfulness of or interest in non-psychiatric treatments as of 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 10, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311596/helpfulness-and-interest-non-psychiatric-treatments-adults-with-mood-disorder/
National Alliance on Mental Illness. "Percentage of U.S. adults diagnosed with a mood disorder reporting the helpfulness of or interest in non-psychiatric treatments as of 2021." Chart. August 23, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 10, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311596/helpfulness-and-interest-non-psychiatric-treatments-adults-with-mood-disorder/
National Alliance on Mental Illness. (2021). Percentage of U.S. adults diagnosed with a mood disorder reporting the helpfulness of or interest in non-psychiatric treatments as of 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 10, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311596/helpfulness-and-interest-non-psychiatric-treatments-adults-with-mood-disorder/
National Alliance on Mental Illness. "Percentage of U.S. Adults Diagnosed with a Mood Disorder Reporting The Helpfulness of or Interest in Non-psychiatric Treatments as of 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Aug 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311596/helpfulness-and-interest-non-psychiatric-treatments-adults-with-mood-disorder/
National Alliance on Mental Illness, Percentage of U.S. adults diagnosed with a mood disorder reporting the helpfulness of or interest in non-psychiatric treatments as of 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311596/helpfulness-and-interest-non-psychiatric-treatments-adults-with-mood-disorder/ (last visited January 10, 2025)
Percentage of U.S. adults diagnosed with a mood disorder reporting the helpfulness of or interest in non-psychiatric treatments as of 2021 [Graph], National Alliance on Mental Illness, August 23, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311596/helpfulness-and-interest-non-psychiatric-treatments-adults-with-mood-disorder/
