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Mentally ill hounded in Britain

9 July 2014

Once upon a time, David Cameron said that general wellbeing matters as much GDP. What's it all for if a country grows richer but its people feel no better? A genuine attempt at prioritizing wellbeing would be revolutionary, because the happiest people live in more equal societies, are less ridden by anxiety, enjoy good employment, are well housed and more trusting. Yet in Britain all those fundamentals indices of wellbeing are in retreat. Professors Richard Layard, an economist, and David Clark, a clinical psychologist, ratchet up their campaign for better mental treatment with their new book, Thrive. These champions of cognitive behavioral therapy have done more to turn mental health into practical politics than anyone before, though progress is slow.

This article was published online by PressTV on July 9, 2014
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Related Publications
Thrive: the Power of Evidence Based Psychological Therapies, Richard Layard, David M Clark, Penguin, July 2014
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Related Links
Richard Layard webpage
David Clark webpage
Wellbeing Programme webpage

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