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As the increasing pace and intensity of urban and working life have led to large increases mental health problems in highly developed countries, how to deal with employees experiencing these problems has become a major workplace issue. A recent survey by a mental health charity suggests that many British companies attach strong stigmas to mental and emotional problems, and deal with these issues through firings and forced resignations. With twenty to twenty-five percent of the British and American populations experiencing some form of mental illness a year---and those in top business positions experiencing twice that rate of problems---it is becoming increasingly clear that companies which implement EAP's and other assistance strategies will have an advantage in the recruitment and retention of valuable human resources.