UK – Digital cognitive behaviour therapies recommended by NICE across the NHS

Treatment will assist young people and children with symptoms of mild-to-moderate anxiety

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has conditionally recommended digital cognitive behaviour therapies (CBT) for use in the NHS. It is hoped that the courses of treatment will help children and young people with symptoms of mild-to-moderate anxiety.

Draft guidance released for consultation states the technologies can be used with support from a mental health professional. Meanwhile, additional evidence is generated to check if the benefits offered are realised in practice.

If the recommendations are confirmed after the initial consultation, the technologies could be offered to some children and young people, identified as having mild-to-moderate symptoms of anxiety or low mood by a mental health practitioner…