When a G&t can beat CBT

THe British are drinking less alcohol than ten years ago, according to latest figures. But before we all pat ourselves on the back, a closer analysis of the figures shows this apparent reduction is not because we’re all drinking less: it’s mainly just youngsters who are abstaining.

A lot of my patients are in their late teens and early 20s, and I’m astonished how few of them drink.

Yet it must be said that they don’t seem any happier for it! Far from it. They seem more depressed, anxious and stressed than previous generations.

Instead of therapy, I do wonder if the odd tipple and a chance to let their hair down might not benefit them. A case of a G&T rather than CBT.