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janet in australia our young men are suiciding at an alarming rate also our older men i heard from a person who works with schools here and she said they had had 7 suicides in the school in the last couple of years the results of these suveys are alarming to say the least i am sure there is little understanding of depression and its effects your constant awareness raising is excellent judy >From: janet paterson <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: NEWS: CBC: Workers' depression costing Canada billions >Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2000 11:34:51 -0400 > >Workers' depression costing Canada billions > >WebPosted Fri Jul 21 09:06:13 2000 - TORONTO - Some doctors and business >leaders are calling on companies to do more to help employees deal with >depression, caused in part by an endless stream of computer e-mail. > >The Business and Economic Roundtable on Mental Health estimates that only >six per cent of the three million Canadian workers who suffer from >depression receive treatment. > >"If that was a ratio on any other level, we would pay attention to it," >said the group's co-founder, Bill Wilkerson, at a news conference Thursday. > >One cause of depression is increased stress levels tied to mounting >workloads, and the computer memos that never seem to stop coming. > >"Electronic mail is beginning to become a noose around the neck of people >who just can't get free of it," Wilkerson said. > >If ignored, depression can lead to alcohol and drug abuse, growing >absenteeism, and physical problems, such as heart attacks. > >"This is an illness that should be identified, and then vigorously >treated," said Dr. Russell Joffe. He's the dean of health sciences at >McMaster University in Hamilton and a member of the roundtable. > >The group is headed by a former finance minister, Michael Wilson. He has a >personal connection to the sometimes tragic consequences of depression — >his son committed suicide. > >In the next five years, Canadian companies could save up to $7 billion if >the employees who needed help for mental illness received it, the >roundtable predicted. > >It urged CEOs to consider treating depression in the workplace a priority. >Among other things, the group suggested: > >Reducing large volumes of e-mail and voice mail. > >Surveying employees to find out what causes the most stress at work. > >Raising awareness about depression through education programs. > > >Copyright 2000 Canadian Broadcasting Corporation - All Rights Reserved > >janet paterson >53 now / 41 dx pd / 37 onset pd / 44 dx cd / 43 onset cd >tel: 613 256 8340 url: "http://www.geocities.com/janet313/" >email: "[log in to unmask]" smail: PO Box 171 Almonte Ontario K0A 1A0 >Canada ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com