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Proposals for massive expansion of psychological therapies would be counterproductive across society.| Authors: | Derek Summerfield, David Veale | | Language: | Eng. | | Date: | 02-05-2008 | | Journal: | The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science
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| | Release: | Br J Psychiatry. 2008 May;192(5):326-30 | |
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In 2007 the UK Government announced a substantial expansion of funding for psychological therapies in England to provide better support for people with conditions such as anxiety and depression. Will these services result in the medicalisation of normal distress? Or are they simply an evidenced-based solution for a previously unmet need? In this debate Derek Summerfield and David Veale discuss the issues raised by these controversial proposals.
| | Copyright: | The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science
Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, UK. derek.summerfield@slam.nhs.uk | | Full text: | | | |
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