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What shall we do about mental health services?
First, look at prevalence of mental health problems.
They increase with increasing inequality in society:
equalitytrust.org.uk/mental-health #r4today
First, look at prevalence of mental health problems.
They increase with increasing inequality in society:
equalitytrust.org.uk/mental-health #r4today
Germany, Spain and Italy may be doing something right, because their incidence of mental health problems is lower than the trend. We should take a closer look at mental health in those countries
After WWII, demand for mental health services far exceeded supply, due to huge numbers affected by PTSD.
Group psychotherapy was used to meet this need.
We should look at this approach again
Group psychotherapy was used to meet this need.
We should look at this approach again
Counselling is often provided by agencies outside the NHS.
We should review the effectiveness, and especially examine how the counselling provided compares with the effectiveness Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
We should review the effectiveness, and especially examine how the counselling provided compares with the effectiveness Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
These are just a few of the responses we could make to the mental health crisis in our country.
Clearly, the @Conservatives will just draw up a narrative that includes “We have increased spending” and “You can’t just throw money at mental health spending”
Clearly, the @Conservatives will just draw up a narrative that includes “We have increased spending” and “You can’t just throw money at mental health spending”
I wish all the non-Tory parties would get together and draw up a set of common principles aimed to bring about a solution to the mental health crisis, on the lines sketched out above, when the Tories have finally been swept aside at the next General Election
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