EAP cases: Depression, anxiety and stress issues skyrocket
A set of data encompassing a relatively stable population of more than 100,000 employees across Asia, Europe, Africa, North America, and South America has been recently studied to evaluate global trends in the use of its Employee Assistance Programs (EAP). The data represented all EAP inquiries made by this group from 2012-2014.
The number of cases dealing with personal emotional health issues remained relatively constant across all three years. Instances of employee stress, anxiety, and depression, though, each rose at an alarming rate. Some of the findings of the analysis: