Eight digital therapies have been “conditionally recommended” by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) while further evidence is generated.
One in six people in the UK report experiencing a common mental health problem such as anxiety and depression in any given week, according to NHS Digital.
The high demand for NHS talking therapies means that some people currently have to wait up to six weeks to access help.
Six technologies were conditionally recommended for helping adults with anxiety disorders. The Perspectives app was approved for those suffering from body dysmorphic disorder.
For depression, the committee conditionally recommended the use of three online CBT programmes – Beating the Blues, Deprexis, and Space from Depression (Silvercloud) – as treatment options.
Finally, for post-traumatic stress disorder, iCT-PTSD and Spring were approved, and for social anxiety disorder, iCT-SAD.
Mark Chapman, interim director of medical...