Five in 10 employees have faced depression, emotional or anxiety-related symptoms: ekincare

Over five in 10 employees have faced either depression, emotional or anxiety-related symptoms, finds new data.

The most common mental health issues plaguing corporate India are depression, emotional turmoil, insomnia and anxiety, respectively. Men are 50% more likely to have chronic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension and high blood cholesterol than women.

Only four in 10 employees are aware of resources for mental health at the workplace, finds the data from ekincare, an AI-integrated, full stack health and well-being benefits platform for employees and organisations. Around two million employees across 500 plus corporates in India were analysed.

The insights are based on the company's database of over 2 million employees on its platform leveraging health and well-being benefits sponsored by corporates of all sizes and gathered during the last year.

The data shows that 28% of employees are suffering from hypertension, 22% are suffering from diabetes and 28% from high cholesterol.

The platform recently announced free mental health counselling sessions for up to six months for corporates of all employee sizes on World Mental Health Day, October 10th to introduce and sustain mental well-being initiatives.

“Diagnosis and treatment of mental health cannot be treated in silos. Creating awareness about the existing workplace resources for treating mental health is imperative for any organisation first, followed by consistent engagement to hold true to the promise of a work environment that values mental well-being. This enables early detection and immediate treatment thus leading to more productivity," said Kiran Kalakuntla, CEO and co-founder of ekincare.