U.S. workers with mental health conditions spend months searching for effective treatments, a new study released by TELUS Health, a Canada-based health technology company, revealed.
Nearly half of U.S. workers tried multiple medications or dosages before finding an effective solution, the July 2023 study found. Among workers who have tried medication for a mental health condition, 45% said they tried more than one medication before getting relief.
This process of trial and error often takes months to complete, with nearly one third of U.S. workers reporting that it took more than a year to find an effective treatment for their mental health condition, according to the study.
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