More Than Half Of Canadian Workers With Depression Do Not Perceive A Need For Treatment

More than half of Canadian workers who reported symptoms of depression on a survey did not perceive a need for treatment. The survey responses were from 2,219 adults ages 18 to 64 in Ontario, Canada. Up to 40% were experiencing significant symptoms of depression. Within that group, 52.3% did not recognize a need for treatment.

These findings were reported in “Barriers to Mental Health Service Use Among Workers With Depression and Work Productivity” by Carolyn S. Dewa, MPH, Ph.D. and Jeffrey S. Hoch, Ph.D. The authors analyzed survey responses completed during a telephone questionnaire or an . . .