Results since 2001

Alcohol

  • More than 40,000 people have screened themselves for an alcohol problem in the last five years via the telephone and online screening programs
  • 79.6% of all users are organization employees/members (family members and retirees comprise the rest)
  • 58.4% score positive for an alcohol problem
  • Of those who score positive, 98.6% are not in treatment for an alcohol problem at the time of the screening
  • Over half (51.47%) of individuals aged 18-25 score in the Harmful with Dependence range

Depression and Mood Disorders

  • 68.9% of all users are organization employees/members (family members and retirees comprise the rest)
  • 57.9% of those who score positive on a screening and who respond to the feedback questions indicate they will seek further evaluation.
  • More than 200,000 people have screened themselves for a mood disorder via the anonymous telephone or online screening since the program began in 1995
  • 62.6% score positive for depression, 21.3% score positive for bipolar disorder
  • Of those who score positive, 81.2% are not in treatment for depression, 90.7% are not in treatment for bipolar disorder
  • Over a quarter (36.9%) of those between the ages of 18 and 25 indicate suicidal ideation

Anxiety Disorders

  • 75.23% of persons who took the anxiety screening scored positive for generalized anxiety disorder; 66.5% scored positive for post-traumatic stress disorder
  • Of those who scored positive, 86.88% were not in treatment for generalized anxiety disorder at the time, 92.25% were not in treatment for PTSD at the time

Eating Disorders

  • 80.7% of all users are organization employees/members (family members and retirees comprise the rest)
  • 48.48% score positive for an eating disorder
  • Of those who score positive, 96.68% are not in treatment for an eating disorder at the time of the screening
  • Over a quarter (29.8%) of men who take the screening score positive

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