A dark age for mental health - The Guardian 13th October 2007

A therapy last used on a mass scale in China's cultural revolution is to be unleashed on the NHS It looks like good news. In an era where psychological problems are increasingly explained in terms of biological deficits, the government has announced that it will spend £170m by 2010 on talking therapies for depression and anxiety. The scheme should pay for itself as better mental health will mean fewer sick days and benefits - £170m isn't much compared with an annual £12bn cost to the economy. But will it really help?

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