CBoC study finds boosting treatment for depression creates economic growth, lowers care costs

The Conference Board of Canada notes that 53% of individuals diagnosed with depression receive adequate care. According to a study, if that number was boosted to 75%, it would result in $2.6 billion in increased economic activity annually, while reducing healthcare costs by about $5.7 million a year. CBoC's data find that of the 1.3 million Canadians with depression:

• Seventeen percent are working full-time and are fully functioning at work;
• Forty percent are working full-time but at a reduced level of functioning;
• Twenty percent work part-time because their illness prevents them from working full-time; and
• The remaining 23% are unable to work.

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