Richard Layard, David Clark

Thrive: The Power of Evidence-Based Psychological Therapies

Two leading experts on mental health Professors Richard Layard and David Clark argue that doing much more to help people recover from mental ill-health and to stay well would not only increase wellbeing but would also create massive savings for the economy. Layard and Clark have been major contributors to Britain becoming a world leader in psychological therapies but they say that mental ill-health still causes more suffering in our society than physical illness poverty or unemployment. They explore new effective therapies to mental illness and argue that while the costs of mental illness are high the cost of effective treatment is relatively low.Layard is one of the world's leading labour economists. As a member of the House of Lords he was worked hard to raise the profile of mental illness. His book Happiness has been translated into 20 languages. Clark is professor of psychology at the University of Oxford and one of the world's leading experts on cognitive behavioural therapy. Together Layard and Clark were the main drivers behind the UK Improving Access to Psychological Therapies programme.Presented by Centre for Inquiry.