Boost productivity by helping workers deal with depression

摘要

Depressed employees can depress the results you get from your workforce, but there's a way to fight back, a new study indicates.rnEmployers who screen for and offer systematic treatment for depression pick up an average of 2.6 productive hours per participant employee per week, according to the study. It was led by Harvard Medical School.rnThe study looked at 604 workers in industries ranging from airlines to insurance to manufacturing. All these employees met the World Health Organization's criteria for clinical depression.