A call for justice for those with mental illness

ThriveThe Power of Evidence-Based Psychological Therapies. By Richard Layard and David M Clark. Allen Lane, €25. Reviewed by Brendan Daly.

Stephen Fry: one of the few celebrities to speak publicly about their battle with mental illness. Picture: Getty Images

ThriveThe Power of Evidence-Based Psychological Therapies

**By** Richard Layard and David M Clark

**Allen Lane,** €25

**Reviewed by** Brendan Daly

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In the West it accounts for nearly 40 per cent of all illnesses, reduces life expectancy by as much as smoking, and is the source of more suffering than either poverty or unemployment. Separate from the pain it inflicts on sufferers, it places enormous strain, in the shape of crime and welfare ...