Beating the Blues®
NICE Guidance
TA097 – NICE Guidance on the use of Computerised CBT
On February 26th 2006 the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) published a technical appraisal recommending that Beating the Blues® should be offered as a treatment option for people who have mild and moderate depression in both primary and secondary care. They made this recommendation following a review of all the evidence that was available from published research, reviews by professionals and information provided by organisations that had developed CCBT programs.
Beating the Blues® was the only treatment program recommended by NICE for the treatment of people with mild and moderate depression.
When NICE makes a recommendation of this sort it is binding on the NHS to implement them so that patients can have access to the best possible care. This normally needs to be done within 90 days of the recommendation being made.
Research papers: What NICE means to you
