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| > Michigan Psychiatrist Teaches Company About Depression APA member Beth Goldman, M.D., M.P.H., an employee of BCBSM, has been at the center of developing and conducting the company's depression awareness workshops, and she talked to Psychiatric News about her experience. From PsychNews, March 7, 2008 |
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> Executive Secrets: Good Thinking Mental illness could be the biggest secret in your workplace. Tom Johnson, a former chairman and CEO of CNN Newsgroup, knows this all too well. The Partnership encourages companies to step up to the plate by looking at the whole employee mind and body. Investing in a mentally healthy work force is good business. From United Hemispheres Magazine, Oct 2007 |
> HR Executives Rank Mental Illness #1 for Effect on Indirect Costs
Employee Benefit News, a leading publication for HR professionals, and the Partnership
for Workplace Mental Health, today released the results of a national survey in which
employers from across the country selected mental illness as the health issue that has
the most effect on indirect costs.
From Partnership e-news, July 2007
> Psychiatrists Urged to Partner With Business on MH Care
A nationwide survey reveals that although many human resources officials understand
the high cost of mental illness in the workplace, employee education and manager
training lags behind.
From PsychNews, October 5, 2007
> Guide Helps Employers Get Best Mental Health Care for Workers
The Partnership for Workplace Mental Health, a program of the American Psychiatric
Foundation, has published A Mentally Healthy Workforce�It's Good for Business,
a guide to help businesses initiate effective mental health programs for their employees
and assess the quality of existing ones.
From PsychNews, March 16, 2007
> Treating Depression Expected To Reduce Disability Costs
Insurance claims data should convince employers of the need to offer coverage that
encourages workers to be evaluated and treated for depression, particularly when it
is comorbid with other illnesses.
From PsychNews, June 16, 2006
> Employers Take Lead in Fighting Depression
Depression is taking a huge toll on American workers and companies. However, advancements in
treatment as well as new evidence that battling depression in the workplace is good for business are
reshaping how employers view the disease.
From Depression in the Workplace, Spring 2006
> Economic Incentives Increase Access to Depression Care
For years APA has been a leader, through its Business Initiative and the American Psychiatric
Foundation's Partnership for Workplace Mental Health, in working with employers to alert them
to the morbidity associated with untreated mental illness in the workplace, particularly depression
From PsychNews, January 6, 2006
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APA's Business Initiative Widens Access to Quality Care
Now in its sixth year,
APA's Business Initiative interfaces with America's employers, who finance over half of the health
care economy.
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Limiting Treatment Access Ultimately Costs Employers
Adequate mental health care
benefits and early, comprehensive psychiatric evaluation for affected workers outweigh short-term
costs to employers for providing such benefits.
From PsychNews, January 6, 2006