The Co-operators Group Ltd. is expanding its mental-health support for employees by increasing its annual coverage of mental-health services to $5,000 a year per family member. It’s also expanding the number of eligible practitioners covered by its plan, beyond psychologists and social workers to include family therapists, clinical counsellors and psychotherapists. The company is also introducing a new […]
The month of January takes its toll on the mood of Canadian workers, according to new research by staffing firm Accountemps. More than half (56 per cent) of survey respondents said winter weather negatively affects their mood and 25 per cent said January is the least happy month of the year. In terms of the seasons, 51 per cent […]
When a person becomes seriously depressed, the right diagnosis, rapid treatment and followup are critical to a successful recovery and return to work. Yet the stigma around mental illness and limited access to psychiatrists and psychologists can make it difficult to receive proper care. Dr. Diane McIntosh, a psychiatrist and clinical assistant professor at the […]
Many Canadian workers who experience a mental illness face barriers and obstacles when it comes to diagnosis, treatment and returning to work. But new virtual programs show there are steps employers can take to help employees get well and back to work. Julie Gaudry, senior director of group of business markets at RBC Insurance Services […]
Should antidepressants be the first course of treatment for mild to moderate depression? Not necessarily, said Peter Gove, innovation leader for health management at Green Shield Canada, during the 2017 Healthy Outcomes conference in June. “Everyone experiences sadness from time to time. It’s normal,” he said. “Sadness is often a temporary reaction to difficult life […]
More than half of workers who reported symptoms of depression did not perceive a need for treatment, according to a Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) study.
Your employee has tried to treat her depression with at least two different medications but nothing seems to be working. She’s not alone: research suggests at least half of adults with major depressive disorder (MDD) will fail to respond to multiple attempts with antidepressants.
The single most unappreciated asset in the design and management of employer-sponsored health benefit plans is transactional-level claims data. In addition to the more obvious benefit of optimizing the financial performance of the plan, the less intuitive value of accessing and utilizing transactional-level claims data is its utility as a strategic planning tool and measuring return on investment. What makes the set of transactional-level claims data even more exciting in 2013 is the ability to more easily integrate drug claims (by far the most numerous and robust from a data perspective), with short-term disability and long-term disability data sets.
More experts now seeing parallels between 2011 and 1931.
Employees with depression who are receiving treatment while they’re still working are significantly more likely to be productive, according to a study by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH).