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Investing in depressed employees - quickly
getting them treatment and even offering telephone psychotherapy - can
cut absenteeism while improving workers' health, a study suggests.
Many employers view mental health coverage as a financial black hole, but the study shows that spending money on depression is a smart business move, said researcher Dr. Philip Wang. Wang works for the National Institute of Mental Health, which funded the study. Employees who got the aggressive intervention worked on average about two weeks more during the yearlong study than those who got the usual care - advice to see their doctor or seek a mental health specialist. Also, more workers in the intervention group were still employed by year's end - 93 percent vs. 88 percent - savings that helped employers avoid hiring and training costs, the researchers said.
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