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The Big Question: Is depression increasing, and what is the best way to treat it? - The Independent 29th October 2009
"Why are we asking this now?
The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (Nice) yesterday published updated guidelines on the treatment of depression calling for extra focus on talking therapy, especially cognitive behaviour therapy, for depression and less focus on drugs. It also warned GPs to be more alert to depression in people with chronic health problems, amongst whom the condition is three times more common than in the general population. "
Millions with chronic illnesses 'should be checked for signs of depression' - Daily Telegraph 28th October 2009
"Millions of patients with chronic illnesses should be checked for signs of depression, a Government watchdog has recommended. "
Patients with cancer to be assessed for depression - The Guardian 28th October 2009
"GPs must assess people with chronic diseases to see whether they are suffering from depression, under new guidelines"
'Talk therapy' for the depressed - BBC Health News 28th October 2009
"Antidepressants should not be used routinely to treat depression in adults with chronic health problems, according to the treatment regulator, NICE.
Depression is two to three times more common in patients with problems such as cancer, heart disease and diabetes. "
Talking therapies access widens - BBC Health News 9th October 2009
"A multi-million pound strategy to increase access to "talking therapies" in England should cover 75% of the country by March, ministers say.
In 2007, the government earmarked £173m to boost the number of cognitive behavioural therapists on the NHS"
Flagship mental health scheme faces cutbacks - The Observer 4th October 2009
"Only 400 therapists have been trained out of the 3,600 needed for the scheme"
Online psychotherapy on NHS urged - BBC Health News 27th August 2009
The NHS should offer online psychological counselling for people with depression, a leading mental health expert says.
A Lancet study of online cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) showed it more than doubled the chances of recovery.
Depressed people should get online counselling, study says - Daily Telegraph 21st August 2009
People suffering from depression should get counselling online to avoid long waiting times to see a doctor, according to new research.
Is Cognitive Behavioural Therapy really the answer to Britain's depression 'epidemic'? - Daily Mail 16th March 2009
Last week, prompted by fears that the recession could cause a depression epidemic, the Government announced funding for hundreds more therapists trained in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). This is on top of the 10,000 new therapists promised two years ago.
Here, psychologist Oliver James argues that this is a complete waste of money as CBT doesn’t work, while psychotherapist Derek Draper argues that it really does transform lives.
Victims of recession to get free therapy - The Observer 8th March 2009
Fears of a depression and an anxiety epidemic, caused by the recession, are forcing the government to offer psychological help to millions of people facing unemployment, debt and relationship breakdown. Sufferers will be referred to psychotherapists for expert counselling via an advice network linking Jobcentres, doctors' surgeries and a new NHS Direct hotline.
What is cognitive behavioural therapy? - The Observer 8th March 2009
Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) was developed in the 1960s by psychiatrist Aaron T Beck. Beck believed that there was an important link between thoughts and emotions, and that the way we chose to interpret the events in our lives was just as crucial to our wellbeing as the events themselves. For example, while a psychoanalyst may ask you to discuss childhood experiences, and work with you to explore how your past may have affected your present, a CBT practitioner would ask you to describe what you think about a particular situation, and how those thoughts make you feel. The CBT practitioner might then suggest that you try taking a different approach to that situation, one that involves questioning your previous way of thinking, in order to create a different emotional response.
Stephanie Merritt on depression, psychoanalysis and cognitive behavioural therapy - The Guardian 7th March 2009
Extreme mood swings and, later, postnatal depression led Stephanie Merritt to try both psychoanalysis and cognitive behavioural therapy. Here she recounts her experiences
Teenage pupils get class therapy - BBC Health News 25th January 2009
Teenagers are to be given group therapy in the classroom in an attempt to ward off bouts of depression.
A £1m government-funded trial taking place in Bath, Bristol, Nottingham and Swindon will provide sessions for around 7,000 adolescents.
The Big Question: Can Cognitive Behavioural Therapy help people with eating disorders? - The Independent 16th December 2008
Why are we asking this now?
An estimated one million people in Britain suffer from eating disorders which are notoriously difficult to treat. They have the highest death rate of any mental disorder, either from suicide or form the effects of starvation.
Researchers have developed a new form of psychotherapy which they say has the potential to treat more than eight out of ten adults with eating disorders.
Talking therapy has 'lasting impact' on those with eating disorders - Daily Mail 15th December 2008
People with eating disorders could benefit from a special form of cognitive behavioural therapy, which works on their obsessive feelings researchers said.
The new treatment derives from a form of the talking therapy that was developed by Professor Christopher Fairburn, from Oxford University to treat those with bulimia.
Therapy hope for eating disorders - BBC Health News 15th December 2008
More people with eating disorders could benefit from 'talking therapies' which aim to release them from obsessive feelings, say UK researchers.
They said a specially-created form of "cognitive behavioural therapy" might work in four out of five cases.
Is cognitive therapy the answer? - BBC Health News 7th November 2008
There was huge excitement last autumn when the health secretary, Alan Johnson, announced that £170m would be spent on talking therapies in England.\n\nThe programme focuses on one specific branch of treatment - Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT).
Darian Leader on cognitive behavioural therapy - The Guardian 9th September 2008
The government is promoting cognitive behavioural therapy as a cost-effective, no-nonsense remedy for our psychological ills. It's the triumph of a market-driven view of the human psyche, says Darian Leader
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