Depression kills: so why are people not getting better NHS care?

An interesting & insightful reflection by Linda Gask, Emeritus Professor of Primary Care Psychiatry, University of Manchester, on the limitations of the uniformity offered (& demanded) by today's CBT driven, short-term mental health 'interventions'... 

... check out article http://www.theguardian.com/healthcare-network/2016/mar/16/depression-suicide-nhs-mental-health-problem

At a time when rates of depression are again on the rise, & consequently the cost to the economy, surely the government & NHS have the wit to broaden the offer made to folk who experience more complex, intransigent mental health difficulties.

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