Autism: Mental Health Services

(asked on 1st November 2016) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness and suitability of psychological interventions offered as autism treatments.


Answered by
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David Mowat
This question was answered on 8th November 2016

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has published a number of clinical guidelines that recommend psychological therapies for mental health conditions, including depression and anxiety which are experienced by people with autism. These clinical guidelines represent best practice and we would expect these be taken fully into account by clinicians.

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