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The Depression Report, 1 was published on Monday, argues that everyone 2 from severe anxiety and depression should be offered psychotherapy.
According to the report, one 3 six people in the UK will be 4 with chronic depression or anxiety, 5 , it argues, are "the biggest causes of misery in Britain today". 6 , only few of these seek help. The report argues that this is because the main treatment currently available is anti-depressants, with limited counselling offered only in some parts of the UK.
This is 7 the fact that most people say they would 8 to talk to someone, and notwithstanding existing guidelines from the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) which advise that talking therapies work 9 . The guidelines are not being adhered to, the report says, 10 to lack of funds and a 11 of therapists.
There are currently one million people in the UK 12 incapacity benefit—more than the 13 number of unemployed people. The report"s authors, led by Professor Richard Kurtiz, say more than half of these people could be cured if they 14 to receive some form of talking cure, including cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT).
15 to whether or not the country could 16 the extra expenditure, Professor Layard argues that the 17 cost to the UK in lost income from those who suffer from severe anxiety and depression is ￡12 billion—the 18 of 1 per cent of the national income every year.
The report argues that, 19 patients to be given a course of 16 12 CBT would have an almost instant impact on the UK economy.