Does
psychological treatment work?
There is now good evidence that psychological treatments
are effective in treating depression, particularly
mild to moderate depression. Mild depression generally
responds very well to supportive therapy which is
widely used by doctors, psychologists and other
members of the health-care team.
Cognitive behavioural therapy (which is often combined
with supportive therapy) has been assessed in a
number of trials and shown to be effective in patients
with moderate depression, usually in combination
with antidepressant medication.
