@article{ref1,
title="Impact of employee assistance services on depression, anxiety, and risky alcohol use: a quasi-experimental study",
journal="Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine",
year="2016",
author="Richmond, Melissa K. and Pampel, Fred C. and Wood, Randi C. and Nunes, Ana P.",
volume="58",
number="7",
pages="641-650",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To test the impact of Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs) on reducing employee depression, anxiety, and risky alcohol use, and whether improvements in clinical symptoms lead to improved work outcomes. <br><br>METHODS: The study used a prospective, quasi-experimental design with propensity score matching. Participants (n = 344) came from 20 areas of state government. EAP (n = 156) and non-EAP (n = 188) employees were matched on baseline demographic, psychosocial, and work-related characteristics that differentiate EAP from non-EAP users. Follow-up surveys were collected 2 to 12 months later (M = 6.0). <br><br>RESULTS: EAP significantly reduced symptoms of depression and anxiety, but not at-risk alcohol use. EAP reductions in depression and anxiety mediated EAP-based reductions in absenteeism and presenteeism. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: EAPs provide easy-to-access work-based services that are effective at improving employee mental health.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1076-2752",
doi="10.1097/JOM.0000000000000744",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0000000000000744"
}