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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Anna Bawden

New online therapies could help at least twice number of people recover from anxiety

Adult patients can work through a series of online modules with around 20-30 minute telephone or video appointments with their therapist.
Adult patients can work through a series of online modules with around 20-30 minute telephone or video appointments with their therapist. Photograph: Tetiana Vitsenko/Alamy

New NHS-approved online therapies could help two to three times the number of children and adults recover from anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder, research suggests.

One in five children and young people in England aged eight to 25 have a probable mental disorder and one in four adults in England experiences at least one diagnosable mental health problem in any given year, according to NHS England.

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