Improving access to psychological therapies in prisons.

Update on the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies programme in England: Commentary on … Children and Young People's Improving Access to Psychological Therapies.

Professor Sami Timimi recently expressed concerns about the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) programme. We argue that the concerns are largely unfounded and provide readers with an update on the programme.

Outcomes of Psychological Therapies for Prisoners With Mental Health Problems: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

OBJECTIVE Prisoners worldwide have substantial mental health needs, but the efficacy of psychological therapy in prisons is unknown. We aimed to systematically review psychological therapies with mental health outcomes in prisoners and qualitatively summarize difficulties in conducting randomized clinical trials (RCTs). METHOD We systematically identified RCTs of psychological therapies with ...

Improving Access or Denying Choice?

This paper addresses the ‘Improving Access to Psychological Therapies’ programme and the reports on which it is based. It is suggested that the evidence base favouring particular psychological therapies is not as clear as is indicated in these reports. It is also proposed that there is an evidence base of at least equal relevance to the choice of psychological therapies. This body of research i...

Children and Young People’s Improving Access to Psychological Therapies: inspiring innovation or more of the same?†

In 2007 the UK Government announced a substantial expansion of funding for psychological therapies for those presenting with common mental health problems. This 'Improving Access to Psychological Therapies' (IAPT) project was widely welcomed, however, evidence backed, economic, and conceptual critiques were voiced from the start and the project remains controversial. In 2011, the UK government ...

Psychological Therapies: The Missing Link in Improving Treatment Adherence in Patients with β-thalassemia Major