title: Behavioral health benefits: key to a healthy workforce.
abstract: Mental disorders exact a heavier toll on workplace productivity than do physical illnesses, but a complete behavioral health program is often looked upon as just one more driver of rate increases. Properly understood, promoted and utilized, however, behavioral health benefits can contribute to decreased absenteeism and increased productivity, and even help offset the treatment costs of medical disorders.
authors.affiliation: PacifiCare Behavioral Health (PBH), California, USA.
authors.forename: Ann
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: McClanathan
mesh_terms: D004526:Efficiency; D004651:Employment / Q000523:psychology*; D006264:Health Benefit Plans, Employee / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007358:Insurance, Psychiatric; D001523:Mental Disorders; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000191:economics* / Q000592:standards; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D014481:United States