Health: Talking Therapy Debate
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Earl of Sandwich
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Health: Talking Therapy
Earl of Sandwich Excerpts(11 years ago)
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The Earl of Sandwich (CB)
Does the noble Earl share my concern about the overprescription of psychiatric drugs? Can he think of anything to do about this apart from encouraging CBT and talking therapies?
Earl Howe
My Lords, the noble Earl is right. I share his concern, and I think it has been a widespread concern across the mental health community. Nowadays, the guidance given to doctors is much broader than the guidance that was given some years ago. It embraces the talking therapies in particular and it seeks to avoid the overprescription of sometimes very strong pharmaceutical products.