Behavioral Health Programs

Mental health conditions are more common than you may think. And the cost to your workplace is significant and growing.

Get help to control costs and increase your employees’ chances to improve their overall health. Choose integrated services that deliver a total experience. Get programs and services tailored to each employee's needs.

Medical and psychiatric case management 

People with chronic medical conditions such as diabetes, asthma and heart disease are more likely to have problems with depression, anxiety, and substance abuse.

One way to help improve the health of your employees -- and to control costs -- is to offer our Med-Psych Program. It helps identify employees who have a behavioral health condition and a co-existing chronic medical condition.

Participants learn steps to manage their conditions and stick with their treatment plans. They can also receive case management services to help coordinate care.

Depression and disease management 

Depression often occurs with chronic illness. That’s why we include depression screening and referrals as part of our Aetna Health Connections^SM disease management program. Employees can get support if they are at risk for any of more than 35 chronic health conditions.

The program helps employees deal more effectively with their doctors and take an active role in their health care. By identifying and managing a condition early, employees can help avoid complications and improve their quality of life.

Behavioral health disease management programs

Behavioral health disease management programs can give your employees extra support to help keep them more productive and healthy on the job. Programs include:

• Alcohol Disorder Disease Management
• Anxiety Disease Management
• Depression Disease Management
• Bipolar Disease Management
• Healthy Nutrition Disease Management

You can combine these programs with an Aetna health plan or use them with a different health plan.

Your employees will be able to use:

• Self-screening tools to understand their health risks
• Educational materials to learn more about their condition
• Case management services to help coordinate their care and increase compliance with treatment
  

Aetna Depression Management program

Depression is the leading cause of medical disability in the United States, costing $53 billion annually in direct treatment costs, mortality and lost productivity.¹

Our Depression Management program integrates medical and behavioral health care at the primary care doctor's office.

The program includes:

• An online continuing education program for primary care doctors
• Training for the doctors’ office staff who interact with patients
• Access to Aetna case planners and psychiatrists who are on call to answer questions and provide guidance for treatment that is needed outside the primary care office
• Educational materials for use in the doctors’ offices

Attention Deficit Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)/Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Resources

For information, tools and resources on ADD and ADHD, please see Aetna Behavioral Health's information page 

1 Landers SJ. Depression cited as the top cause of medical disability. American Medical News 2007 Apr 2. Available online. Accessed June 15, 2009.