Author:Richard Layard,David M. Clark
A ground-breaking argument for better treatment of mental health from Richard Layard (author of Happiness) and David M. Clark.
Britain has become a world leader in providing psychological therapies thanks to the work of Richard Layard and David Clark. But, even so, in Britain and worldwide the majority of people who need help still don't get treatment. This is both unjust and a false economy.
This book argues for change. It shows that mental ill-health causes more of the suffering in our society than physical illness, poverty or unemployment. Moreover, greater spending on helping people to recover from mental health problems - and stay well - would generate massive savings to national economies, as those who suffer from depression and anxiety disorders account for nearly a half of all disability and are predominantly of working age. Modern talking therapies, such as CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy), are highly effective, and if more sufferers got these treatments, lives would be turned around and the cost would be fully covered by the huge savings.
Thrive explores the new effective solutions to the misery and injustice caused by mental illness. It describes how successful psychological treatments have been developed and explains what works best for whom. It also urges us to do all we can to prevent these problems in the first place, through better schools and a better society. And, most importantly, it offers real hope.
'This book is an inspiring success story and a stirring call to further action. Its message is as compelling as it is important: the social costs of mental illness are terribly high and the costs of effective treatments are surprisingly low' Daniel Kahneman
'Extremely easy and pleasurable to read. It's the most comprehensive, humane and generous study of mental illness that I've come across' Melvyn Bragg
'Remarkable . . . presents the issues in a style that easy for the professional, the general public, and policy makers to understand' Aaron T Beck
'Professors Layard and Clark (the Dream Team of British Social Science) make a compelling case for a massive injection of resources into the treatment and prevention of mental illness. This is simply the best book on public policy and mental health ever written' Martin Seligman
RICHARD LAYARD is one of the world's leading labour economists, and in 2008 received the IZA International Prize for Labour Economics. A member of the House of Lords, he has done much to raise the public profile of mental health. His 2005 book Happiness has been translated into 20 languages.
DAVID M. CLARK, Professor of Psychology at Oxford, is one of the world's leading experts on CBT, responsible for much progress in treatment methods. With Richard Layard, he was the main driver behind the UK's Improving Access to Psychological Therapies programme.
His writing is witty, crammed with pop-culture references, and he employs examples and analogies that make his arguments seem like common sense rather than the hard-earned scientific insights they really are.
—— New ScientistUses science to unsettle our most embedded assumptions. It is deeply thought-provoking.
—— Sunday TimesThis is the kind of fact that brightens any dinner party, and Bering delivers it with exuberance. His style is heavy on rhetorical flourishes, facetious asides and cheap puns, but it is always worth the ride.
—— TelegraphJesse Bering is the Hunter Thompson of science writing, and he is a delight to read - funny, smart, and madly provocative
—— Professor Paul Bloom, Yale UniversityIf David Sedaris were an experimental psychologist, he'd be writing essays very much like these. Bering's unique blend of scientific knowledge, sense of humor, intellectual courage, and pure literary skill is immediately recognizable; no one writes quite the way Bering does. Read this book. You'll learn, laugh, and then learn some more.
—— Christopher Ryan, author of Sex at DawnBering has an uncanny way with words, an incisive capacity for logical thinking, and a stunning talent for breathing new life and enthusiasm into science.
—— Gordon GallupJesse Bering is the intellectual spawn of Helen Fisher and Oliver Sacks, and Why Is the Penis Shaped Like That? is brainy, informative, compassionate - and hilariously naughty.
—— Amy DickinsonJay Griffiths is one of our most poetic and passionate critics of the ways of civilisation. Provocative, illuminating and shamelessly romantic
—— Theodore Zeldina great book...if you need to be reminded that there is value to be discovered in experiences when they seem nothing but pointless and painful, and choices to be made when you think you have none, I'd recommend it
—— Lauren LaverneCaptivating...fascinating...His answer to the questions “Nature or nurture?” is both. If that sounds like a hedge, it isn’t: instead, it’s a testament to the author’s close attention to nuance.
—— New York TimesIntelligently, rigorously and politely debunks the "10,000 hours" myth
—— Ed Smith , New StatesmanPerhaps the most fascinating book of the year... Absorbing and full of fascinating detail
—— Chris Maume , IndependentThis subtle, enthralling study by the Sports Illustrated writer avoids making excessive claims for genetics
—— Financial TimesDavid Epstein's The Sports Gene has a discussion that badly needs to happen at all levels in sport; about the relationships between talent, genetics, practice and success in sport
—— Dave MacLeod , ScotsmanRespect is due to Epstein…for injecting some objectivity into the debate with his gripping new tome
—— David Bradford , Cycling ActiveThe Sports Gene offers a fascinating insight into the topic of nature v nurture…a great read
—— Jason Henderson , Athletics WeeklyA welcome corrective to those who have deliberately underplayed the notion that genetic makeup is relevant
—— OldieAn illuminating read
—— SportFascinating
—— Rick Broadbent , The TimesWell written and contains important research, and has some wonderful anecdotes
—— Matthew Syed , The TimesThe most intriguing sports books of the year, and possibly the best-researched
—— Irish ExaminerAn enjoyable mixture of easily digestible science, anecdote and argument
—— Michael Beloff , Times Literary SupplementThis is a book to counter the 10,000-hour rule popularised by Malcolm Gladwell
—— Mark Gallagher , Daily MailIn a book packed with fascinating anecdotes, it’s hard to pick out highlights … If sport is a passion, The Sports Gene is required reading
—— The ScoreHighly entertaining and enlightening
—— Brandon Robshaw , Independent on SundayThe Sports Gene does not try to simplify the nature vs nurture argument, but it does provide a welcome corrective to those who have underplayed the notion that genetic make-up is relevant
—— The TimesEpstein explores this territory with canny verve
—— William Leith , Evening StandardInteresting reading
—— Alastair Mabbott , HeraldDazzling and illuminating
—— Richard Moore , GuardianEpstein is too respectful of the complexity of his subject matter to leap to any grand conclusions. The book was conceived partially as a rebuttal to glib theorising, and it is all the more fascinating as a result
—— Ken Early , Irish TimesFascinating from start to finish
—— Amanda Khouv , Women's FitnessEpstein forces us to rethink the very nature of athleticism
—— GrrlScientist , GuardianLooks at the science of extraordinary athletic performance.
—— Adam Whitehead , Daily TelegraphCaptivating… Dazzling and illuminating
—— Richard Moore , GuardianEpstein is not afraid to follow science in “trekking deep into the bramble patches of sensitive topics like gender and race"
—— ChoiceCaptivating… In a particularly fascinating chapter, Epstein investigates an old theory that purports to explain why Jamaica produces so many Olympic sprinters
—— Christie Ashwanden , Scotsman
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