Mental health issues are hitting youngeremployees harder than older ones, with 41 percent of those between18 and 25 reporting being stressed at work "often or always."(Photo: Shutterstock)
A new study reveals that the stigma attached tomental health issues is costly—not just to employees struggling toachieve better medical outcomes, but also to their employers'bottom lines.
The international study on workplace mental health, conducted byIpsos MORI and commissioned by TeladocHealth, finds that under-reporting by employees of mentalhealth issues is wildly common—82 percent of those with a diagnosedmental health condition said they didn't tell bosses—and 10 percentof those said they feared losing their jobs if they disclosed thecondition to someone at work.
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Marlene Satter
Marlene Y. Satter has worked in and written about the financial industry for decades.
