Employers
With our help, you can turn employees suffering from depression
into more productive members of your workplace.
The hidden costs of depression in American business are staggering,
far surpassing the treatment costs employers absorb. Depression
costs American business $63 billion each year, with $36.6 billion
resulting from reduced productivity and increased absenteeism,
not the cost of treatment.
Clinical studies have shown:
- Depressed workers report an extra 18.2 days of poor productivity
each year.
- Depressed workers report an extra 8.7 days of absenteeism each
year.
What you should know about the treatment for depression
- People with depression can be successfully treated. Treatment
typically includes a two-fold approach of medication and psychotherapy.
- 80%
of people who receive adequate depression treatment will respond
positively.
- There are challenges to
effective treatment
- The nature of the disease makes it difficult
for people to seek or follow through with treatment (66%
of people with depression never receive treatment)
- 74% of
Americans seeking help for depression visit a primary care
provider (PCP). The majority of PCPs lack the time, training
and other resources to treat depression
- Poor medication
compliance due to side effects and medication response time (4
out of every 10 depressed individuals who start antidepressant
medications discontinue it before they can realize any clinical
benefit)
- Lack of follow through with recommendations to
participate in therapy
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