Goetzel Ron Z, Ozminkowski Ronald J, Sederer Lloyd I, Mark Tami L
MEDSTAT Group, Inc, Washington, D.C., USA.
J Occup Environ Med. 2002 Apr;44(4):320-30. doi: 10.1097/00043764-200204000-00012.
Employers are very concerned about rising mental health care costs. They want to know whether their health care spending is improving the health of workers, and whether there is a productivity payback from providing good mental health care. This article addresses the subject of employee depression and its impact on business. The literature suggests that depressed individuals exert a significant cost burden for employers. Evidence is mounting that worker depression may have its greatest impact on productivity losses, including increased absenteeism and short-term disability, higher turnover, and suboptimal performance at work. Although there is no conclusive evidence yet that physical health care costs decrease when depression is effectively treated, there is growing evidence that productivity improvements occur as a consequence of effective treatment, and those improvements may offset the cost of the treatment.
雇主们非常担心心理健康护理成本的不断上升。他们想知道自己的医疗保健支出是否正在改善员工的健康状况，以及提供良好的心理健康护理是否能带来生产力回报。本文探讨了员工抑郁症及其对企业的影响这一主题。文献表明，抑郁症患者给雇主带来了巨大的成本负担。越来越多的证据表明，员工抑郁症可能对生产力损失产生最大影响，包括旷工增加、短期残疾、人员流动率升高以及工作表现欠佳。尽管尚无确凿证据表明有效治疗抑郁症会降低身体健康护理成本，但越来越多的证据表明，有效治疗会带来生产力的提高，而这些提高可能会抵消治疗成本。
