Richard P. Bentall (born June 13, 1950, in Birmingham, UK) is a British clinical psychologist and professor of clinical psychology. Known for his research in mental health and psychosis, he has contributed significantly to understanding the psychological and social factors involved in mental illness. Bentallβs work emphasizes the importance of compassionate, evidence-based approaches to mental health treatment.
Towards the end of the 20th century, the solution to mental illness seemed to be found. It lay in biological solutions. Arguing for a future of mental health treatment that focuses as much on patients as individuals as on the brain itself, this book intends to redefine our understanding of the treatment of madness in the twenty-first century.