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Here are some facts from
our doctor's corner about mental
health that may surprise you.
* Schizophrenia accounts for 20
percent of all social security dis-
ability days spent in the hospital,
second only to cardiovascular dis-
ease (27 percent).
.Many great and influential people
throughout history suffered from
some type of mental disorder. For
example, statesmen Abraham Lin-
coln and Winston Churchill, com-
posers Handel and Tchaikovsky,
writers Edgar Allen Poe, F Scott
Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemmingway,
all suffered from manic depression.
" Schizophrenia accounts for 40 per-
cent of all long-term hospital days,
second only to cardiovascular
disease.
* An estimated 9.4 million people suf-
fer from depression that could ben-
efit from treatment.
" Approximately 8 percent of the
United States population suffers
from anxiety or related phobias
making up the largest percentage of
mental health disorders.
* Depression results in an estimated
cost to businesses of $16 billion an-
nually, $10 billion of which results
from lost workdays.
" Direct mental health care costs to-
talled $36 billion last year. a:
Great health care is
just a phone call away
Catherine McAuley Health
Center has expanded its referral
service to provide you with better
access to our fine doctors and
programs.
With McAuley Referral Line,
you're a phone call away from any
of our 500 physicians or programs.
Just call 572-5500 between 8 a.m.
and 5 p.m. and the operator will
give you the name of a Health
Center physician in your area.
It's that easy.
For more information on this
new program please check off the
appropriate box on the return-mail
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wellness program is a very effective
prevention service.
"A total wellness program is ideal
because each employee starts with a
health risk appraisal and screenings
to identify existing or potential health
problems," she says. "For example,
we can then warn an executive who
works long days, eats poorly and
doesn't exercise that he may be on his
way to a heart attack."
Early screenings can also inden-
tify high risks which are common
among many employees in one or-
ganization so that cost-effective pre-
vention programs can be tailored to
fit the needs of that group.
Worksite programs offered
through Catherine McAuley Health
Center include Smoke Stoppers, Be
Trim!, Personal Stress Management
and The Back School. The many
screenings available include blood
cholesterol, hypertension, glaucoma
and sickle cell.
Dozens of area businesses have
taken advantage of these programs in-
cluding Ford Motor Company,
Thompson-Shore, Inc., Applied Dy-
namics International and Spring Ar-
bor Distributors. Jondle says
employers and employees have been
very pleased with the results of the
programs.
And when everyone's happy, who
won't be productive?
Please call the Office of Health
Promotion at 572-4184 or check the
box on the return card for more
information. 62
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