title: Vantage point - A private matter.
abstract: IMAGINE THAT you have been struggling with depression and your doctor has referred you for cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT). Such treatment is provided on the NHS through the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) programme. But there is a catch; you have been placed on a three-month waiting list.
authors.affiliation: Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery, King's College London.
authors.forename: Niall
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: McCrae
mesh_terms: D003863:Depression / Q000628:therapy; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013222:State Medicine; D006113:United Kingdom; D014850:Waiting Lists