SocietyGuardian.co.uk | Social care | Depression is UK’s biggest social problem, government told

April 28, 2006

SocietyGuardian.co.uk | Social care | Depression is UK’s biggest social problem, government told
Lord Layard says: “It is important for the government to begin by envisaging what kind of provision is necessary and only after that to consider how fast it could be established”. He estimates that around 800,000 patients a year would require cognitive behaviour therapy. That means the country needs an extra 10,000 therapists.