Increase Your Bottom Line

CONSIDER HOW MUCH TIME YOUR EMPLOYEES LOSE BY:

Suffering from substance abuse, depression or other emotional problems.
Dealing with stress.
Juggling work and family pressures.
Attending to medical problems (that may or may not have physical causes.)
Dealing with relationship problems at work or at home.
Worrying about job loss and changes in your business.

All of these can impact your bottom line because they keep employees from operating at their highest level.

Psychological problems can be treated!

Psychological problems can be cured before they escalate into costly medical problems.

A recent study showed that over a six month period, healthcare costs were almost double for those with untreated depression or anxiety.

Studies have shown that using psychological services reduces the use of medial services, thereby decreasing overall medial costs - even when considering the cost of mental health treatment.

Psychological therapies work!

Nine of ten Americans surveyed for a 1996 study of Consumer Reports said that psychotherapy had helped them - with the vast majority resolving their problems in less than three months.

Psychologists have a vast body of science and research information to chart patient progress. Measurable gains can be proven.

Psychological therapies can be done in a time- and cost-effective manner.

Psychologists can help!

They are best equipped to solve your people problems because they have the most extensive and relevant training among all medical and behavioral health care providers.

Psychologists are now working with businesses to:

Identify potential areas to improve productivity through assessment of the work environment.

Analyze mental health benefit packages to find the most cost-effective way to treat emotional and psychological problems.

Train supervisors to recognize and deal with (or refer) problems related to stress, depression, substance abuse, conflict, and family issues.

Conduct workshops on effectively resolving conflict, handling anxiety, and improving customer relations.

Consult with managers wanting advice on personnel or performance issues.

Help employees with either short- or long-term treatment.

DID YOU KNOW?

Up to 60% of visits to physicians are for medical complaints that have some relationship to psychological factors.

A three year study of a large corporation showed that 60% of all employee absences were due to psychological problems.

An estimated 15-18% of Americans suffer from a diagnosable and treatable mental disorder.

Depression effects up to 12% of your work force, costing U.S. businesses $23.8 billion per year in lost productivity, increasing disability days 4 times and absenteeism 3 times compared to non-depressed workers.

Substance abusing employees cost you 3 times as much as non-abusing employees.

Of all the industrial accidents, 80%-90% of them are mental health or substance related.

At least 10% of workers' compensation claims result from stress.

Out-patient mental health services cost only 3-4% of total health care costs.

Your company is at risk of incurring costs, direct and indirect, when employees' psychological problems go untreated.