Did anyone else read the article in USA Today on August 22, 2006, that talked about how more workplaces are starting to address mental health obstacles for their employees?  Here is a link to the story:

http://www.usatoday.com/money/workplace/2006-08-21-depressed-usat_x.htm

According to the article, companies are recognizing the high cost of mental illness and that some accomodations on their part can reduce those costs.  In addition, more peers are willing to take their employers to court when reasonable  accomodations are not made.  The ADA guarantees us the right to reasonable accomodations for any disability, and mental illness can qualify if it needs to "limit a major life activity, such as an employee's ability to sleep or take care of himself or herself."

Employees are finding that the average medical benefits they are likely to receive from an employer still leaves $18,000 of psychiatric bills uncovered each year.  This shows that most medical plans are insufficient in the area of mental health.