Original article
In order to improve the supply situation for psychotherapy quickly and efficiently, the British Ministry of Health is investing at least 300 million pounds over the next few years. In addition to the existing care system, almost one million patients will be treated by at least 3,600 additional, newly trained psychological therapists. According to the authors, there are also deficiencies in the provision of psychotherapy in Germany. For example, For example, only about one in ten mentally ill patients receive psychotherapy. The waiting times for such a place are almost half a year. When treated, it is usually pharmacotherapeutic, although evidence-based psychotherapies are generally more successful and less expensive than pharmacotherapy for the most common disorders. With long-term thinking, current health economic research data speak in favor of promoting psychotherapy, and suggestions for improving the care situation are then made.
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