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Toronto, ON, M5V 2H5

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CUBIC HEALTH NEWSLETTER

NOVEMBER/DECEMBER

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QUICK FACTS

  • 13.8%: Percentage of employee claimants with at least one claim for an antidepressant medication in 2005


  • 10.8: The average number of all drug claims/claimant/year for employees without depression, 2005


  • 30.5: The average number of all drug claims/claimant/year for employees with depression, 2005, almost 3 times more than those without


  • $514.39: The average amount paid by employers for all drug claims/claimant/year for employees without depression, 2005


  • $1,311.03: The average amount paid by employers for all drug claims/claimant/year for employees with depression, 2005, more than 2.5 times more than those without



  • References:

    1. Cubic Health Inc. Assessing Mental Illness in the Workplace Using Drug Claims Data, Phase I: General Context & Co-morbidities with Depression, submitted to the Global Business and Economic Roundtable on Addiction and Mental Health, October 2007.