The available clinical evidence shows that treatment for depression will reduce absenteeism and presenteeism. Furthermore, evidence has shown that enhanced care treatments of depression are more effective than usual care treatments.
Conservatively, absenteeism will be reduced by % for those treated by usual care and % for those treated by enhanced care.
Usually, about % of employees suffering from depression will be diagnosed and available for treatment. (See literature about undiagnosed/untreated depression)
The model will use these values to calculate the impact of treatment unless you replace them.
In addition, the model includes the offsetting costs of therapy (counseling and medication). For usual care treatment the cost is $, while the cost of enhanced care is $, per diagnosed employee per year. (See literature about treatment costs)
This average treatment cost will be used to calculate the net gain for employers of treating depression.
