| The National
Institute for Health and Clinical Evidence has issued guidance on five
programs used in the treatment of depression and anxiety. It recommends
the use of two of them and says that software is now a more effective
treatment for moderate forms of depression than anti-depressive drugs.
Each of the software packages employs a psychotherapy approach known as
cognitive be-havioural therapy or CBT.
The two recommended programs are Beating the Blues and FireFighter.
Beating the Blues is recommended as a CBT treatment for mild and
moderate depression. FireFighter is recommended for the management of
panic attacks and phobias.
Full story in bjhc&im May 2006 (400 words)
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