‘An employer-sponsored program using telephone counseling and screening for employees with depression helps those workers retain their jobs, perform more effectively and “significantly” improve their depression, according to a new study funded by the Maryland-based National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH).

The program also has a positive affect for employers, the study suggests.

“For many people, a large chunk of their lives is devoted to work. Depression affects not only a person’s health, but also his or her ability to work,” said Philip Wang, M.D., director of NIMH’s Division of Services and Intervention Research, in a press release.

“Employers should consider a depression screening and intervention program as a healthy, win-win investment,” added Wang, who helped conduct the study.’

Read more at NIMH: Employer-Sponsored Depression Programs Work

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