The effectiveness of high-intensity CBT and counselling alone and following low-intensity CBT: a reanalysis of the 2nd UK National Audit of Psychological Therapies data.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A previously published article in this journal reported the service effects from 103 services within the UK Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) initiative and the comparative effectiveness of CBT and Counselling provision. All patients received High-intensity CBT or High-intensity Counselling, but some also received Low-intensity CBT before being stepped-up to High intensity treatments. The report did not distinguish between patients who received low-intensity CBT before being stepped-up. This article clarifies the basis for collapsing low- and high-intensity interventions by analysing the four treatment conditions separately.

Method

Data from 33,243 patients included in the second round of the National Audit of Psychological Therapies (NAPT) were r

SUBMITTER: Barkham M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6171289 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature