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The Disparities Solutions Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Psychiatr Clin North Am. 2020 Sep;43(3):429-438. doi: 10.1016/j.psc.2020.04.001. Epub 2020 Jul 15.
More than 47 million Americans experience mental illness each year, and more than 9.2 million suffer from mental health and substance use disorders. More than 60% of adults with mental illness and 81% of those with substance use disorders do not receive treatment. As the human and financial costs from our nation's mental health and substance use disorders crisis escalate, a strong business case to better address this crisis has emerged. This article describes the root causes and cost of disparities and offers an innovative perspective on aligning stakeholders to make the business case for equity in treatment and outcomes.
每年有超过 4700 万美国人经历精神疾病，超过 920 万人患有精神健康和物质使用障碍。超过 60%的有精神疾病的成年人和 81%的有物质使用障碍的成年人没有得到治疗。随着我国精神健康和物质使用障碍危机造成的人力和财务成本不断升级，一个更好地应对这一危机的强有力的商业案例已经出现。本文描述了差异的根本原因和成本，并提供了一个创新的视角，即协调利益相关者，为治疗和结果公平的商业案例提供支持。
