The Observer:
The Observer view on a crisis in mental health
2 July 2017
The human condition today is ever more complex in an era of the internet, social media and the focus on status, appearance and material success. However, more is required as an antidote than early intervention, self-help and medication alone. As Richard Layard rightly argues in Happiness: Lessons from a New Science, a boost to serotonin and dopamine, both associated with mental wellbeing, is also provided by public policy that is judged on how it increases human happiness and reduces misery.
Related publications
Happiness Lessons from a New Science (Second Edition) Richard Layard, Penguin, 2011.