> 90.2 per cent waited less than 6 weeks and 98.7 per cent waited less than 18 weeks to enter treatment
Most people wait less than 6 weeks to start treatment.
I agree about the rest of your comment: the CBT model should be 12 to 14 weeks of one hour sessions face to face with a therapist (we're not sure if the experience level of the therapist makes much difference), and many people are getting a much reduced version of this: 6 to 8 weeks, of 45 minute sessions, sometimes in groups or over the phone.
However:
> Here in the UK, most people with moderately severe depression or anxiety have to wait several months to get access to CBT
Here's the data for Jan 2017: http://www.content.digital.nhs.uk/catalogue/PUB23831
> 90.2 per cent waited less than 6 weeks and 98.7 per cent waited less than 18 weeks to enter treatment
Most people wait less than 6 weeks to start treatment.
I agree about the rest of your comment: the CBT model should be 12 to 14 weeks of one hour sessions face to face with a therapist (we're not sure if the experience level of the therapist makes much difference), and many people are getting a much reduced version of this: 6 to 8 weeks, of 45 minute sessions, sometimes in groups or over the phone.