
People in the personal care (childcare, eldercare) and food and beverage service (waitstaff, bartenders, food prep, etc) had the highest rates, at 10% (women in this group had the highest of all rates, at nearly 15%).
Engineers, architects, and surveyors had the lowest rates.
The report is based on interviews of over 107,000 people, and uses a DSM4-based questionnaire to determine past-year depressive episodes. One of their main points is that employers lose $30-44 billion annually due to employee depression.
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Yup. This kind of study will get the insurance co's (via employers) I hope to pony up for better mental health benefits/coverage.
One can only hope.
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