A new talking therapy for depression, potentially more effective and affordable than CBT
Written By : Isra Zaman
Medically Reviewed By : Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli
Published On 2023-07-14 04:00 GMT | Update On 2023-07-14 04:00 GMT
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A new talking therapy for depression has shown encouraging early signs of being more effective and cheaper to deliver than the current best practice of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT).
A pilot trial from the University of Exeter has found Augmented Depression Therapy (ADepT) could be a significant advance in depression care.
ADepT has been developed to pay just as much attention to building well-being as it does to reducing depressive symptoms.
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