Productivity Impact Model
  Calculating the Impact of Depression in the Workplace
  and the Benefits of Treatment
  Version 3.0
 
 
Step 4c: Summary for Your company

Your firm’s characteristics:
Number of
employees
Number
affected by
depression
Industry
category
Region
1,000 66 General National

Estimated number of firm's employees affected by depression by age:
Gender 18-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+ Total
Female 10 13 8 6 1 38
Male 7 8 8 4 1 28
Total 17 21 16 10 2 66

Estimated impact on workforce:
  Minimum Maximum
Average workdays missed per year per affected employee 22 32
Estimated additional direct medical costs per affected employee $1,000 $2,000
Total work days missed per year for all affected employees 1,449 2,107
Estimated replacement costs for depression-related absenteeism
(based on average daily wage)
$237,101 $344,875
Estimated incremental medical costs for employees affected by depression $65,845 $131,690

Percent of employees diagnosed and treated Percent reduction in absenteeism Average cost of therapy per year, per employee
50% 51% $2,000

Potential benefit from treatment of diagnosed employees:
  Minimum Maximum
Reduced absenteeism (days) 501 729
Net benefit from treatment of diagnosed employees $6,167 $43,457