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In Great Britain they have chosen a different path. According to Richard Layard's Health Economist Program, with an estimated 12 million jobs, a system has been developed that provides effective and rapid ... Read more...
30 October 2017
The UK Centre for Mental Health calculated that presenteeism from mental ill health alone costs the UK economy £15.1 billion (S$26.5 billion) per annum, while absenteeism costs £8.4 billion (S$14.4... Read more...
12 October 2017
In 2005 David Clark, a professor of psychology at Oxford University, and economist Richard Layard, a member of the House of Lords, concluded that providing therapy to people like Oliver made economic sense. &l... Read more...
06 August 2017
… David Clark, a professor of psychology at the University of Oxford, and economist Richard Layard, a member of the House of Lords, concluded that offering therapy to people like Oliver made economic se... Read more...
03 August 2017
In 2005 David Clark, a professor of psychology at Oxford University, and economist Richard Layard, a member of the House of Lords, concluded that providing therapy to people like Oliver made economic sense. ... Read more...
In 2005, David Clark, a professor of psychology at the University of Oxford, and economist Richard Layard, a member of the House of Lords, came to the conclusion that it made economic sense to provide therapeu... Read more...
30 July 2017
A horrifying study by the London School of Economics a few years ago showed that while mental illness accounts for nearly half of all ill health in the under-65s, only 25 per cent of those in need of treatment... Read more...
29 July 2017
In December 2016 an electronic version of a new report became available, prior to its imminent publication in book form, by the London School of Economics. Dubbed ‘The Layard Report’ after key... Read more...
23 January 2017
Happiness in life can be traced in the shape of a 'U'. We start with the enthusiasm of 20 years, then you hit the lowest point between 45 and 55, but from sixty things start to look up again. ... The latest confirmation... Read more...
27 November 2015
The Chris Blackhurst Interview: With one in six adults in the UK suffering from mental illness, Professor Lord Richard Layard is convinced it's time for a serious response from Government - which would save the NHS mone... Read more...
13 July 2014
Ultimately the biggest task remains ensuring our creaking health service is more responsive to the needs of mental health outpatients. And here there may be cause for cautious optimism. Because new research by Professo... Read more...
07 July 2014
''According to the World Health Organisation, depression has become the leading cause of disability worldwide and has significant economic consequences,'' said LSE's Professor Martin Knapp. ''Despite a lot of publicity s... Read more...
When the Depression Report was published by the Centre for Economic Performance's mental health policy group in 2006, it quantified the effects of that over-medicalisation for the first time. Talking therapies, particula... Read more...
28 May 2014