From validus on iii................The Times is running a story on exciting medicial stuff that is likely to hit the streets in the next 12 months today. Includes this paragraph ...
Faster way to treat depression
This coming year could see a drop in waiting times for cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), the treatment of choice for anxiety and depression. Although available on the NHS, waiting lists can be up to four years. But two groundbreaking studies, which will suggest ways to get CBT out into the community, are to be published next year and could help cut waiting times. Already an extra 1,000 people have seen counsellors. And with online CBT due to hit us next year, getting treatment in future may be a lot easier.