Table 2.

Mental Health Treatment Need and Treatment Received in Older Adults Living in Public Housing

	n	%	95% C.L.a
Treatment Needb
Syndromal Anxiety and/or Depression	39	20.5
Subsyndromal Anxiety and/or Depressionc	21	11.1
Self-Reported Mental Health
Poor	7	3.7
Very Bad	0	0
Self-Reported Mental Health Need in Past Six Months	23	12.1
Total Needing Treatment	59	31.1	24.6 to 38.2
Services Received by All Participants
Seen Mental Health Professional in Past Six Months	18	9.5
Prescribed Antidepressantd	44	23.2
Prescribed Anxiolyticd	7	3.7
Prescribed Psychotropic Medicatione	40	21.1
Total Receiving Treatment	55	28.9	22.6 to 36.0
Treatment Need
Those with Need Who were Not Receiving Treatment	32	54.2	40.8 to 67.3

^a95% C.L. represents 95% confidence limits for the summary point estimates using exact methods.

^bAll need categories are non-exclusive.

^cSubsyndromal is defined by GAD-7 or PHQ-9 score of 10 or greater (indicating at least moderate distress) in the absence of a syndromal anxiety or depressive disorder, respectively.

^dBased on medication review and does not include anti-psychotics.

^eBased on self-report of being “currently prescribed medication for any mental health problems such as depression, anxiety, or stress.”