Seeking immediate psychological support within a world of long waiting lists

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Seeking immediate psychological support within a world of long waiting lists

Anna Elders
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Online mental health tools have significant potential to improve the wellbeing of New Zealanders

MENTAL HEALTH

In New Zealand, highly effective psychological interventions for mental health conditions are hindered by a lack of workforce to deliver treatment. Can technology-driven interventions, such as electronic cognitive behavioural therapy, provide a solution?

Key points, Psychological support in New Zealand is often inadequate due to long waiting times and low numbers of sessions. Cognitive behavioural therapy i