Issues Affecting Mental Health

Employees can be healthy overall, but still sometimes experience issues that require mental health support.

Emotional issues icon Emotional issues
100% Complete
50%
Piggy bank icon Financial difficulties
90% Complete
45%
Icon of broken relationship Interpersonal relationship issues/conflicts
78% Complete
39%
Icon of people bullying someone Bullying and harassment
36% Complete
18%
Icon of substance abuse Substance misuse or addiction, including alcohol or opioids
18% Complete
9%
Caregiving icon Issues related to caregiving
18% Complete
9%
Icon representing legal troubles Legal problem(s)
16% Complete
8%
Icon representing other issues Other
6% Complete
3%
Icon of shield representing good mental health I have never had any issues negatively affect my mental health
46% Complete
23%
Prefer not to answer icon Prefer not to answer
4% Complete
2%

Base: All qualified respondents (n=1,041)
Q720 Which of the following issues, if any, have ever negatively affected your mental health? Please select all that apply.


4 in 10 have been diagnosed with a mental health disorder

In addition, a notable percentage of employees report being diagnosed with a mental health disorder. Regarding diagnosis, 4 in 10 say a health care professional has diagnosed them with a mental health disorder, including depression, anxiety or panic disorder. Of those who say they have been diagnosed with a mental health disorder, the majority (72 percent) say they received treatment. See Table 15.

Employers may not be fully aware of their employees’ mental health needs.


Has a doctor, nurse or other health care professional ever diagnosed you with any of the following mental health disorders?
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Base: All qualified respondents (n=1,041)
Q740 Has a doctor, nurse or other health care professional ever diagnosed you with any of the following mental health disorders? Please select all that apply.
* An asterisk (*) signifies a value of less than one-half percent.
NOTE: Totals are greater than 100 percent because some respondents indicated more than one diagnosis.

Has a doctor, nurse or other health care professional ever diagnosed you with any of the following mental health disorders?
No 56%
Yes 42%
Not Answered 3%

Diagnoses among those who answered yes:
Depression 23%
Anxiety or panic disorder 20%
Sleep disorder including insomnia 10%
ADD/ADHD 6%
Bipolar disorder
Post traumatic stress disorder
4% each
Substance misuse or addiction, including alcohol and opioids
Eating disorders
Obsessive compulsive disorder
3% each
Personality disorder
dissociative disorder
other

schizophrenia*

1% each
Prefer not to answer 3%

Base: All qualified respondents (n=1,041)
Q740 Has a doctor, nurse or other health care professional ever diagnosed you with any of the following mental health disorders? Please select all that apply.
* An asterisk (*) signifies a value of less than one-half percent.
NOTE: Totals are greater than 100 percent because some respondents indicated more than one diagnosis.