&gt; Also, for mental health in the UK you general require a referral which can take several months so the longer you delay going to the doctor the longer you have to live with the issue.<p>In England it&#x27;s a bit complicated.<p>IAPT (Improved Access to Psychological Therapy) should provide easy access to Cognitive Behaviour Therapy.  People should be able to self-refer without using their GP.  But it&#x27;s different in different areas.<p>And while CBT is great for some people it doesn&#x27;t work for everyone, and if you need a different therapy you&#x27;re going to have to be referred.  This will involve potentially very long waits - ideally at most 18 weeks from GP to start of treatment, but in practice people can wait for over a year.