Just under half of all referrals that completed psychological therapy in 2016-17 recovered, new report shows

Just under half of all referrals that completed psychological therapy in 2016-17 recovered, new report shows Just under half (49.3 per cent) of those referrals finishing treatment for anxiety and depression in 2016-17 recovered, according to official statistics published today by NHS Digital.

This is the highest rate of recovery since 2012-13 when figures were first recorded.

Of the 525,000 referrals that finished treatment in the year having started as clinical cases of anxiety or depression3, 259,000 (49.3 per cent) recovered.

Psychological Therapies: Annual Report on the use of IAPT services, England, further analyses on 2016-17, examines activity, waiting times and outcomes for the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) programme.

It provides a very detailed breakdown by user and service type, including some new analysis on ethnicity.