Saturday 24 September 2022 10:38 PM Half of British psychotherapists turn away patients after cases rise by 10%, ... trends now

Saturday 24 September 2022 10:38 PM Half of British psychotherapists turn away patients after cases rise by 10%, ... trends now
Saturday 24 September 2022 10:38 PM Half of British psychotherapists turn away patients after cases rise by 10%, ... trends now

Saturday 24 September 2022 10:38 PM Half of British psychotherapists turn away patients after cases rise by 10%, ... trends now

Half of British psychotherapists turn away patients after cases rise by 10%, poll reveals - as three quarters see decline in patient mental health Half of UK psychotherapists have stopped seeing new patients research shows Three-quarters of the therapists said they saw decline in patients' mental health 90% of highlighted patients' finances worries about were cause of poor health

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Half of British psychotherapists have closed their consulting room doors to new patients due to an unprecedented surge in demand, according to research.

In a poll of 3,000 mental health professionals by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), it was also discovered that there has been a ten per cent rise in the number of over-stretched clinicians compared to last year.

Three-quarters of the therapists polled said they had seen a decline in patients' mental health since this time last year.

Nearly 90 per cent highlighted patients' worries about finances as a key cause of this. Anxiety related to the Covid

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