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Yes, that seems like a much more useful takeaway (at least, assuming that the usual standard of GP care is better than a sugar-pill placebo twice daily; shouting things at a brick wall; playing with kittens; and even 'folk' remedies like pouring a mixture of garlic, powdered chilli, raw eggs and old yoghurt down your trousers.)

If so, then it seems like you could replace expensive (for the NHS, and therefore the taxpayer) one-to-one consultation sessions with visiting a website on your phone/tablet/whatever. It frees up doctor time for other patients, or just allows them to pursue other parallel avenues of treatment with the same patient. In fact it would probably also have the side benefit that, because there is none of the stigma or awkwardness associated with going to a doctor for mental health problems, more people are likely to try and get their problems sorted out.

Generally a win all round?

EDIT OK, I read the article after seeing the sibling comment, and the online CBT is in addition to the usual GPs treatment; sadly not the amazing win that I thought ;( I should trust the headline writers more, but unfortunately buzzfeed and their click-baity ilk have trained me to have a certain wariness and skepticism these days!