Productivity Impact Model
  Calculating the Impact of Depression in the Workplace
  and the Benefits of Treatment
  Version 3.0
 
 
Step 3c: Cost reduction impacts for Your company

The table below displays the net savings that can accrue for this workforce with treatment of those employees diagnosed with depression.

The net savings are determined by lower costs to the firm (decreased replacement costs for absent workers, and lower medical bills for affected employees) partially offset by treatment costs (therapy and drug costs) for diagnosed employees.

  Low High
Reduced days 501 729
Reduced replacement costs $82,037 $119,327
Treatment Costs ($75,870) ($75,870)
Net Savings $6,167 $43,457

1) Reduced days:

Low end of range:  501   High end of range:  729

2) Reduced replacement costs:

Low end of range:  $82,037   High end of range:  $119,327

3) Net Savings:

Low end of range:  $6,167   High end of range:  $43,457