The EAP Treatment of Depressed Employees

Abstract

This article applies calculations from the outcome literature on lost productive work time to the EAP treatment of depressed employees. Pre-and post-treatment measures were obtained on 11,756 employees who accessed treatment over a seven-year period. Sixty-six percent of these employees reported at least moderate symptoms of depression at the time of intake. After treatment, approximately half of the depressed subjects reported no such symptoms. Applying results from research conducted by Stewart, Ricci, Chee, Hahn, and Morganstein (2003) to the present study indicated substantial cost savings associated with the EAP treatment of depression. The article provides a model for calculating return on investment (ROI) by reducing lost productive work time (LPT).

Key Words:

• EAP
• treatment
• depression
• return on investment