Depression Far Too Common Among Tech Pros: Survey
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If a patient’s insurance company finds a reason why it shouldn’t pay for treatment, the psychiatrist cannot bill the patient separately. The time spent seeing that patient is a sunk cost.
For all of these reasons, therapists make patients pay out of pocket. But, this means that many potential patients can’t afford treatment. In 2011, a report (pdf) from the US Department of Health and Human Services found that of the 45.6 million American adults with any kind of mental health illness, fewer than half received treatment. The most widely cited reason for not seeking treatment was that—insurance or not—patients couldn’t afford it.
From: https://qz.com/684475/theres-a-reason-its-so-hard-to-find-a-...
Granted, these are "tech pros" so I think they probably can afford it but you never know. Spending an extra $400+ a month on therapy is a lot for most people, even "tech pros".
I live in a society where there is still a stigma (unfortunately) around mental health issues. The down side of this is that many people who could benefit from assistance from a mental health professional don't seek assistance. The up side, is that because issues such as depression and excessive stress are not seen as normal or good, there is a lot of pressure on employees to ensure that their work places promote mental (and physical) health, and they are held to account if this is not the case.
If there was an industry where there was found to be a very high proportion of workers suffering injury that resulted in legs being amputated, our first reaction would not be to ensure that the workers had access to inexpensive artificial limbs. There would be an outcry, the cause of the injuries would be identified and laws put in place ensuring that the offending work practice was illegal.
I beg forgiveness for this example from the many military personal who have lost limbs in the service of their countries, but I believe my analogy stands, even the military makes every attempt to ensure their troops don't walk down a mined road without protection.