Table 3.

Cascade to mental health benefit, by presence/absence of chronic pain.

	U.S. adults without chronic pain				U.S. adults with chronic pain
	N [95 CI]	% [95 CI]	% of MH need [95 CI]	% of used MH Tx [95 CI]	N [95 CI]	% [95 CI]	% of MH need [95 CI]	% of used MH Tx [95 CI]
Had MH Tx need	33.6 million [32.0, 35.1]	17.4% [16.8, 18.0]	N/A	N/A	21.5 million [20.3, 22.7]	43.2% [41.7, 44.7]	N/A	N/A
Had MH Tx need and used MH Tx	29.1 million [27.6, 30.6]	15.1% [14.5, 15.7]	86.7% [85.3, 88.0]	N/A	17.6 million [16.5, 18.6]	35.4% [33.8, 36.7]	81.6% [79.8, 83.4]	N/A
Had MH Tx need and used MH Tx and screened (−) for A/D	24.0 million [22.7, 25.3]	12.4% [11.9, 13.0]	71.5% [69.8, 73.2]	82.5% [81.0, 84.0]	9.5 million [8.9, 10.2]	19.2% [18.0, 20.3]	44.4% [42.2, 46.6]	54.4% [51.9, 56.8]

Data source: National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey, 2019.

N = national prevalence, reported in millions of U.S. adults, grouped by presence/absence of chronic pain.

% = prevalence as a proportion of all U.S. adults, grouped by presence/absence of chronic pain.

% MH need = prevalence as a proportion of U.S. adults with mental health need, grouped by presence/absence of chronic pain.

% of Used MH Tx = prevalence as a proportion of U.S. adults who used mental health treatment in the past 12 months, grouped by presence/absence of chronic pain.

A/D, anxiety/depression; MH, mental health; Tx, treatment.