ABSTRACT
This conclusion presents some closing thoughts of the concepts covered in the preceding chapters of this book. The book investigates the changes within the therapy profession and within society at large as a result of the increasing influence of managerial thinking in the early years of the twenty-first century in the form of the Improved Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) scheme. It offers many insights into the problems of managed care and how it affects the way in which we think about psychological problems. The book reminds that there is a rich and extensive therapy profession which has developed since the end of the nineteenth century and which, as John Nuttall illustrates. Stuart Morgan-Ayrs speaks about the need for therapy to incorporate the exploration of truth, melancholia and tragedy' of the human condition. As the links between human intelligence and non-biological intelligence increase, the present usage of technology, such as computerized cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) will be extended.
